The first building in this city was the Peter and Paul Fortress, and it was once governed by Sergei Kirov.
The first building in this city was the Peter and Paul Fortress, and it was once governed by Sergei Kirov. Historical ships moored in this city include the cruiser Aurora. This city's Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood was built after an assassination in this city, which survived a nine-hundred-day Nazi siege during World War II. This home of the Winter Palace was renamed "Petrograd" in 1904, but another name change followed after it was the site of the October Revolution. For 10 points, name this second largest city of Russia, formerly known as Leningrad.
The first building in this city was the Peter and Paul Fortress, and it was once governed by Sergei Kirov.
Saint {Petersburg} [accept {St. Petersburg}; or {Sankt}-{Petersburg}; or {Leningrad} or {Petrograd} until mentioned]