Petrograd

[pe-truh-grad, pyi-truh-graht]

noun

1. former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg.

Petrograd

/ pɪtraˈɡrat, ˈpɛtrəʊˌɡræd /

noun

1. a former name (1914–24) of Saint Petersburg

Example Sentences

One moment we are considering what it might mean to replace the soundtrack of a film set in Petrograd in 1917 with something else.

From Los Angeles Times

Kornilov’s crack cavalry division stopped just outside Petrograd in the face of sabotage from left-wing railway workers and entreaties from civil society leaders.

From New York Times

The capital of Russia, Saint Petersburg, was renamed Petrograd in 1914 because “burg” sounded too German.

From Literature

The economic, political, and social forces that unloosed themselves on the streets of Petrograd and launched the Russian Revolution were vastly more complex than Alexei’s hemophilia or Rasputin’s machinations.

From Literature

In “Chimes,” Fitch follows Marina from the Russian countryside back to Petrograd, where she meets literary luminaries like Maxim Gorky.

From Los Angeles Times