Saint Petersburg

1.

Nowadays and in the past.

2.

St Petersburg was founded in 1703 by
Peter the Great .Our city is situated on
the east coast of the Gulf of Finland in
the delta of the Neva River on 42 islands.
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3.

The main street in St Petersburg is
Nevsky Prospect

4.

The main symbols of St Petersburg
The Peter –and – Paul Fortress

5.

The main symbols of St Petersburg
St. Isaak’ s Cathedral

6.

The main symbols of St Petersburg
The Bronze Horseman

7.

St Petersburg is famous for its White Nights
and drawbridges

8.

During the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)
our city suffered a lot. The German armies
laid a siege in 1941.

9.

The Leningrad blockade lasted 900 days and
nights. People died of starvation, bomb
shelling and cold.

10.

On the 27th of January 1944 the
blockade was raised.

11.

1.The city was founded by
a. Peter II
b. St Peter
c. Peter the Great
2.The longest river in St Petersburg is
a. The Moika river
b. The Neva river
c. The Fontanka river
3.The city is situated on
a. 50 islands
b.24 islands
c.42 islands

12.

4.The main street of St Petersburg is
a. Ismailovsky Prospect
b. Nevsky Prospect
c. Moskovsky Prospect
5.The symbol of St Petersburg is
a. The State University
b. The Bronze Horseman
c. The Kremlin
6.The Leningrad blockade lasted
a.90 days and nights
b.900 days and nights
c.190 days and nights

13.

7.The German army laid a siege to Leningrad in
a.1914
b.1941
c.1491
8.The blockade was raised in
a.1944
b.1945
c.1943
9.One of the drawbridges is called
a.The long bridge
b.The Short bridge
c.The Liteiny bridge