Fun fact 2 about Saint Petersburg
city
The city was built by conscripted peasants and Swedish prisoners of war, with tens of thousands of serfs dying during its construction.
Saint Petersburg
Russia
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city
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Country
Russia
Population
5.6M
Coordinates
59.93, 30.36
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital.
From the “History” section
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