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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg. I love you, citadel of Peter’s. A.S.Pushkin. What can you tell a foreigner about St.Petersburg?.

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Saint Petersburg

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  1. Saint Petersburg I love you, citadel of Peter’s. A.S.Pushkin

  2. What can you tell a foreigner about St.Petersburg? • This northern city on the Neva River is a city of magic beauty sung by poets, a city of marvellous ‘’white nights’’, a city of broad straight avenues, green parks, bridges and canals.

  3. How St. Petersburg was founded • St. Petersburg was founded by Peter the First in1703.The Peter and Paul fortress foundation ceremony was held onMay16. The ‘’window to Europe’’ was opened.

  4. They lived in our city M.V.Lomonosov 0A.S.Pushkin I.E.Repin

  5. Music fixed in stone • The city is called ‘’A Museum in the Open Air ‘’. • It’s architecture is fantastic. Many buildings are masterpieces of the world architecture.

  6. The Сity of Bridges • The Neva is 74 km long. It is 300-650m wide. It is a very dangerous river, there have been more than 300 floods in St. Petersburg.

  7. The Hermitage • The Hermitage is the largest museum in our country. It comprises five buildings, the oldest one is Winter Palace (B. Rastrelli,1754-1762).The museum was founded in the year of 1764.It contains paintings, drawings, sculptures from different countries of the world.

  8. The Russian Museum • The Russian Museum houses more than300,000 items, including paintings, sculptures, water-colours and works of folk art. The palace was built by Carlo Rossi in1825.

  9. ‘’Nobody and nothing is forgotten’’ • September 8,1941the Nazy troops effected a complete blockade of the city. The siege lasted for 900 days. What was done by Leningraders will always remain in the memory of generation.

  10. Sourses of information • A.Vaks,E. Afonina The Spirit of St.Petersburg • Internet

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