sˈeɪnt pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ sˈɪɾi dˈuːmə wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ɪnðə kˈoːɹs ʌv kˈæθɹɪn ðə ɡɹˈeɪts mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm.
Saint Petersburg City Duma was established in 1785 in the course of Catherine the Great's municipal reform.