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<p> This article presents a multinational and multireligious character of St. Petersburg since the founding of the city to the collapse of the Soviet Union. An ethnic and cultural mosaic was also an important feature in other centers of Russia, including Moscow and Odessa, as well as forming part of the national capital of the Russian Empire in Warsaw, Riga and Tallinn. St. Petersburg is a city but of a symbolic and unique character. It is the subject of literary impressions and creative inspiration for generations of artists. In addition, St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad was the capital of a multinational and multireligious Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, and since 1918, it was the second most important city of the Soviet Union. The author’s intention is also to present the history of St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad, as seen through the prism of the history of national minorities living in it.</p>
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This article presents a multinational and multireligious character of St. Petersburg since the founding of the city to the collapse of the Soviet Union. An ethnic and cultural mosaic was also an important feature in other centers of Russia, including Moscow and Odessa, as well as forming part of the national capital of the Russian Empire in Warsaw, Riga and Tallinn. St. Petersburg is a city but of a symbolic and unique character. It is the subject of literary impressions and creative inspiration for generations of artists. In addition, St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad was the capital of a multinational and multireligious Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, and since 1918, it was the second most important city of the Soviet Union. The author’s intention is also to present the history of St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad, as seen through the prism of the history of national minorities living in it.

Ethnic Structure of St Petersburg – Petrograd – Leningrad in the Period of 1703-1991

Studia Historiae Oeconomicae

This article presents a multinational and multireligious character of St. Petersburg since the founding of the city to the collapse of the Soviet Union. An...

Ethnic Structure of St Petersburg – Petrograd – Leningrad in the Period of 1703-1991

Published Online: Dec 10, 2013

Page range: 87 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sho-2013-0006

Keywords
St Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad, ethnic structure, peoples/nations, national minority, the USSR, the Soviet ethnic policy, censuses of St Petersburg’s population

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Ethnic Structure of St Petersburg – Petrograd – Leningrad in the Period of 1703-1991

Published Online: Dec 10, 2013

Page range: 87 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sho-2013-0006

KeywordsSt Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad, ethnic structure, peoples/nations, national minority, the USSR, the Soviet ethnic policy, censuses of St Petersburg’s population

This content is open access.

Keywords
St Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad, ethnic structure, peoples/nations, national minority, the USSR, the Soviet ethnic policy, censuses of St Petersburg’s population