Alisa Tarasenko

 The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703 on the site of the site of a Swedish fortress. The city was named for the apostle Saint Peter. Russia's Saint Petersburg is culturally and historically linked to the beginning of the Russian Empire and its entry into modern times as an European powerful power. It was the capital city of the Tsardom of Russia as well as the later Russian Empire, from 1713 to 1918 (being replaced by Moscow for a short period of time between 1728 and 1730). Following the October Revolution in 1917, the Bolsheviks transferred their power to Moscow. Saint Petersburg, Russia's cultural capital was visited by over 15 million people in 2018. It is a major and scientific, cultural, and tourism hub in Russia and Europe. In recent times the city is known by the title of "the Northern Capital of Russia" and hosts important federal government agencies including the Constitutional Court of Russia and the Heraldic Council of the President of the Russian Federation. It also serves as a home for the National Library of Russia and an area that is planned for the Supreme Court of Russia, and also the home to the headquarters of the Russian Navy, and the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage which is one of the largest art galleries in the world, the Lakhta Center, the tallest skyscraper in Europe and one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2020.