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1. When was St. Petersburg founded?
2. Who founded St. Petersburg?
3. What is the central street of the city?
4. How many people live in St. Petersburg?

5. When did St. Petersburg become the Russian capital?
6. What famous St. Petersburg museums do you know?
7. What St. Petersburg theatres are the most popular?
8. How is the Summer Garden decorated?
9. What was the Peter and Paul Fortress built for?
10. What things of interest can the tourists see in the Peter and Paul Fortress?
11. What square is the most beautiful and why?
12. What is the main street of the city famous for?
13. What is the difference between the Hermitage and the Russian Museum?

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St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful and amazing cities in the world. It was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. Nowadays it is the second largest city in Russia and the third largest city in Europe, with the population of more than 5 million people. It is situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city's other names were Petrograd and Leningrad. St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia from 1712 till 1918.
St. Petersburg is an important economic, scientific and cultural centre of the country. A lot of enterprises and international companies are located here. Tourism also plays a great role in the economic development of the city.
Everyone knows that St. Petersburg is usually referred to as the cultural capital of Russia. It is the city of great monuments, historical museums and other sites which belong to the World Heritage. There are a great number of theatres, operas and more than 200 museums in Saint Petersburg, Among them there is the Hermitage, the Mariinsky Theatre, Kazan Cathedral, the Peterhof Grand Palace, Saint Isaac's Cathedral, the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood and
many others.
The city is the place where a lot of festivals and celebrations are held. It is a unique city
with its own ingenious atmosphere.
The Alexandrinski Drama Theatre, the Bolshoi Drama Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre of
Opera and Ballet are pearls of the Russian art.
In St. Petersburg there are a lot of parks and gardens where citizens spend their free time. The Summer Garden is the oldest and most fascinating park. Rare trees, bushes and flowers grow there. Beautiful marble statues made by Italian sculptors and a famous cast iron grille decorate the Summer Garden. There is a bronze monument to the prominent Russian writer of fables Ivan Krylov (by sculptor Klodt) in the Summer Garden.
St. Petersburg is famous for its magnificent architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries. The city began with the Peter and Paul Portress built to protect the Neva banks from Swedish invasion. Later Domeniko Trezzini, the famous Swiss architect, reconstructed the fortress, It became a prison. Now it is a museum. Trezzini erected the Peter and Paul Cathedral here, and Russian tsars were buried in it.
The most famous square in the city is the Palace Square. Here one can see the Winter Palace built by Rastrelli. Till the revolution it was the residence of the Russian csars, Now the Winter Palace and four other buildings are occupied by the Hermitage, one of the oldest art museums in Russia. It was founded by Catherine the Great. There one can see masterpieces of outstanding artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Velazquez and other unique works of art.
The Russian Museum is located in the Mikhailovsky Palace, designed by Rossi. Marvellous paintings by the famous Russian artists: Tropinin, Repin, Bryullov, Fedotov, Surikov, Serov; the works of sculptors: Rastrelli, Shubin, Antokolsky are exhibited here. The streets and squares in St. Petersburg are very beautiful. Nevsky Prospect is the main street of the city, where there are amazing buildings, shops, hotels and the remarkable Kazan Cathedral (by Voronikhin) with a colonnade and monuments to M. Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly. Here in the prospect one can see the magnificent building of the Admiralty (by Zakharov) and the ensemble of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Famous Russian writers, painters, composers and actors were buried in the Lavra.
Majestic palaces, cathedrals, churches and other buildings, built by famous architects, such as: palaces of Stroganov, Menshikov, Anichkov, and St, Isaac's Cathedral, erected by Montferrand, decorate St. Petersburg. The city is often called the Venice of the North because there are 65 rivers and canals with artistically decorated cast iron bridges. One of the most beautiful is the Anichkov Bridge. Citizens and tourists enjoy visiting the suburbs of St Petersburg: Petergof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk with their wonderful palaces, parks and fountains. St. Petersburg inspired many of our great poets, writers, painters, sculptors, composers and actors.

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Ответ:

1. It was founded in 1703

2. Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg

3. Nevsky Prospect is the main street of the city

4. The population is more than 5 million people

5. St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia from 1712 till 1918

6. There is the Hermitage, Winter Palace, Peterhorf and many more

7. The Alexandrinski Drama Theatre, the Bolshoi Drama Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre ofOpera and Ballet are pearls of the Russian art.

8. Beautiful marble statues made by Italian sculptors and a famous cast iron grille decorate the Summer Garden

9. It was built to protect the Neva banks from Swedish invasion

10. Now it is a museum. Tourists can see the Peter and Paul Cathedral here, and Russian where tsars were buried in.

11. The most famous square in the city is the Palace Square. Here one can see the Winter Palace built by Rastrelli.

12. There are amazing buildings, shops, hotels and the remarkable Kazan Cathedral (by Voronikhin) with a colonnade and monuments to M. Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly. Here in the prospect one can see the magnificent building of the Admiralty (by Zakharov) and the ensemble of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Famous Russian writers, painters, composers and actors were buried in the Lavra. 

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Now the Winter Palace and four other buildings are occupied by the Hermitage, one of the oldest art museums in Russia. It was founded by Catherine the Great.

There one can see masterpieces of outstanding artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Velazquez and other unique works of art.

The Russian Museum is located in the Mikhailovsky Palace, designed by Rossi. Marvellous paintings by the famous Russian artists: Tropinin, Repin, Bryullov, Fedotov, Surikov, Serov; the works of sculptors: Rastrelli, Shubin, Antokolsky are exhibited here