<P> Situated on the Neva River , at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea , it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 ( O.S. 16 ) 1703 . On 01 September 1914 , the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd ( Russian : Петрогра́д , IPA : ( pjɪtrɐˈgrat ) ) , on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad ( Russian : Ленингра́д , IPA : ( ljɪnjɪnˈgrat ) ) , and on 07 September 1991 back to Saint Petersburg . Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732 -- 1918 , Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia . In 1918 , the central government bodies moved to Moscow . </P>
<P> Situated on the Neva River , at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea , it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 ( O.S. 16 ) 1703 . On 01 September 1914 , the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd ( Russian : Петрогра́д , IPA : ( pjɪtrɐˈgrat ) ) , on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad ( Russian : Ленингра́д , IPA : ( ljɪnjɪnˈgrat ) ) , and on 07 September 1991 back to Saint Petersburg . Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732 -- 1918 , Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia . In 1918 , the central government bodies moved to Moscow . </P>
what was the capital of russia before moscow
what was the capital of russia before moscow
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg