A bronze equestrian statue of this city's namesake stands in Senate Square, the site of the Decembrist revolt.
This city is protected from floods by a dam centered on the island of Kotlin. A bronze equestrian statue of this city's namesake stands in Senate Square, the site of the Decembrist revolt. This city lies on the Gulf of Finland at the mouth of the Neva River, a few hundred miles northwest of (*) Moscow. For 10 points, name this Russian city, formerly known as Leningrad and Petrograd, considered the most Westernized Russian city.
This city is protected from floods by a dam centered on the island of Kotlin.
{St. Petersburg} [prompt on {\"Leningrad\"} or {\"Petrograd\"} before they are mentioned]