NOUN
- a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
How To Use Petrograd In A Sentence
- [Footnote 1: Although the name St. Petersburg was not changed officially to Petrograd until after the outbreak of the war, the latter name is used uniformly in the Serbian Blue Book and The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers
- Tolmachyov originally had been called Karavannaya back when Leningrad was called St. Petersburg, and then, briefly, Petrograd for its historic role as the final leg in the route of caravans of elephants and camels traveling from exotic lands to the imperial circus, which presides over the street to this day like a giant pink-and-white cream pie. Peace Meals
- Nicholas then decided to return to Petrograd to restore law and order.
- And, to our immense relief, the traitorous mutineers left for Petrograd.
- IN PETROGRAD Even my wife and I shared a bit in the bewilderment of our boys in the streets of Petrograd at hearing Russian, and seeing the Russian signs on the shops. My Life
- Petrograd was renamed Leningrad in his honour - its third name change.
- January 24,1924: Petrograd, formerly Saint Petersburg, Russia, is renamed Leningrad.
- Abstract internationalism had a strong role to play in rationalizing much more sinister forces than appeared in the rhetoric of Petrograd.
- The mutiny of the sailors at Kronstadt near Petrograd in March 1921 triggered a change in general policy.
- Grandfather: Nicholai Alexandrovich Romanov, merchant, and one of the wealthiest landowners in Petrograd.