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St. Petersburg, Russia

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The Resume

    (May 27, 1703- )
    Located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea
    Founded by Tsar Peter the Great
    Formerly known as Petrograd (1914-1924)
    Formerly known as Leningrad (1924-1991)
    Capital of Imperial Russia (1703-1918)
    Population well over 4½ million
    Russia's second largest city
    Europe's fourth largest city

Why St. Petersburg, Russia might be annoying:

    Russian serfs did most of the building of the city (as a result 30,000 died).
    It was built to be Peter's 'window on the West.'
    It suffers floods.
    It became overcrowded after Tsar Alexander II emancipated the serfs (1861).
    Assassination of Imperial Officials took place here, including the death of Tsar Alexander II.
    The Revolution of 1905 began here after Russian soldiers opened fire on protesters.
    During WW I, it was renamed Petrograd to keep it from sounding German.
    The Russian Revolution began here leading to the rise of Communism in Russia.
    It was renamed Leningrad in honor of Vladimir Lenin (1924).
    The Germans laid siege to it during WW II killing 800,000 out of 3 million denizens.
    It gets really cold due to its closeness to the Arctic Circle.
    Vladimir Putin was born here.

Why St. Petersburg, Russia might not be annoying:

    It is Russia's major cultural center.
    It is Russia's only seaport open to European trade.
    For its heroic tenacity during WW II, it was given the title 'Hero City.'
    Peter the Great named it after his patron apostle Saint Peter.
    It went back to Saint Petersburg after the fall of Communism (1991).
    John Quincy Adams was the first US ambassador to Saint Petersburg.
    Rasputin was murdered here (1916).

Credit: Jeff


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    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 43.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 66 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 220 Votes: 50.45% Annoying