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For other uses of this name, see Saint Petersburg (disambiguation). Saint Petersburg (tr.: Sankt-Peterburg, sankt pʲɪtʲɪˈrburk, Finnish Pietari) is a city and a federal subject located in Northwestern Federal District of Russia on the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. St. Petersburg's informal name, Piter (Питер), is based on how Peter the Great was called by foreigners. The city's other names were Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914-1924) and Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924-1991).
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, it was capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years (1712-1728, 1732-1918). St. Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917. It is Russia's second largest and Europe's fourth largest city (by city limit) after Moscow, London and Paris. At latitude 59°56′N, Saint Petersburg is the world's largest city north of Moscow (55°45′N). 4.6 million people live in the city, and over 6 million people in the city with its vicinity. Saint Petersburg is a major European cultural center, and important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. The city, as federal subject, has a total area of St. Petersburg enjoys the image of being the most Western European styled city of Russia. Among cities of the world with over one million people, Saint Petersburg is the northernmost. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Russia's political and cultural center for 200 years, the city is impressive, and is sometimes referred to in Russia as "the Northern Capital" (северная столица, severnaya stolitsa). (...) more....

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Saint Petersburg, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

You must provide with the filing of the visa, to demonstrate that you have an overseas medical insurance. Western medicine can be bought in all pharmacies. American Medical Clinic: Medical care by Western standards. Also dental service. Cf. Open 24 hours, nab. reki Mojki 78, Phone 140 20 90, www.amclinic.ru, Bus: 5, 22 International Clinic: Private hospital and ambulance, rapid laboratory testing. 24 hours standby, ul Marata 6, Phone 336 33 33, www.medem.ru Metro: Mayakovskaya

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