Petrograd (Russian: Петроград) is the former name of the second city of Russia, now known as Saint Petersburg.
Petrograd may also refer to:
Places
edit- Central Petrograd, Petrograd, Russia; the city centre
- Petrograd Island, Petrograd, Russia; the origin of the old city of Petrograd
- Petrograd Side, Petrograd, Russia; the portion of Petrograd lying on islands in the Nena Delta; see Geography of Saint Petersburg
- Petrograd Metropolis electoral district (Russian Constituent Assembly election, 1917)
- Petrograd Military District, Empire of Russia
- Petrograd Governorate, Tsardom of Russia
Military
edit- Battle of Petrograd (1919), Russian Civil War
- Siege of Petrograd (1940s), WWII
- 2nd Petrograd Infantry Division
Other uses
edit- University of Petrograd, Petrograd, Russia
See also
editSearch for "petrograd" on Wikipedia.
