Petrograd

American  

[pe-truh-grad, pyi-truh-graht] / ˈpɛ trəˌgræd, pyɪ trʌˈgrɑt /

noun

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

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Petrograd British  

/ pɪtraˈɡrat, ˈpɛtrəʊˌɡræd /

noun

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

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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

It was in that volatile period that the charismatic nationalist officer Gen. Lavr Kornilov marched his forces from the front on Petrograd, modern St. Petersburg, the capital at that time.

From New York Times

A Provisional Government took the place of imperial rule in Petrograd and granted equality in law to Russian women, giving women the right to vote and to hold office.

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