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Answer
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Which Russian tsar established the city in 1703?
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Peter the Great
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What sea does the city overlook?
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Baltic Sea
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What part of that sea does Saint Petersburg border more specifically?
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Gulf of Finland
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On the delta of what river is the city located?
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Neva
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What major lake is situated in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg?
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Ladoga
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What did the Imperial government rename the city to after the outbreak of World War I?
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Petrograd
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Which Dostoyevsky novel focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov - an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg?
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Crime and Punishment
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What is the name of the second largest art museum in the world?
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Hermitage Museum
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Which palace was the residence of the Russian emperors?
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Winter Palace
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The army of which country surrounded the city in 1941 and cut off the entry and exit points for almost 900 days - causing the death of millions of civilians?
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Germany
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What was the name of Saint Petersburg during the Soviet era?
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Leningrad
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In which year did the Bolsheviks move the capital from Saint Petersburg to Moscow?
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1918
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What were the names of the two parts of the Russian Revolution that took place in Saint Petersburg?
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February Revolution
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October Revolution
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What is the most common nickname of the city among Russians?
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Window to the West
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What country established Nyenskans fortress - the first settlement of the city in 1611?
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Sweden
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What is the name of the largest airport that serves Saint Petersburg?
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Pulkovo
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What type of federal subject is Saint Petersburg?
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Federal City
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Which politician and ex-KGB spy was born in Saint Petersburg in October 1952?
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Vladimir Putin
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What are Vasilyevsky, New Holland, Yelagin and Zayachy?
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Islands
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