From Russia with Love
Those crazy Ruskies.
They drive crazy! Just take a look at this Streaming Web Cam located at an intersection in Vasilevsky Island, St. Petersburg Russia.
St. Petersburg is located in Eastern Europe, on the Eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. (Gulf of Finland) It is sometimes known as “The Venice of the North.” It was founded in 1703 and is the most Northern city in the world with a population over 1 million. It was named in honor of St. Peter and not Peter the Great, the founder of the city.
St. Petersburg Florida, was named in honor of St. Petersburg Russia, by Russian-born railroad builder Piotr Dementyev. (Peter Demens)
It has changed names several times in it’s 304 years.
May, 1703 - August, 1914 St. Petersburg
August, 1914 - February, 1924 Petrograd
February, 1924 - July, 1991 Leningrad
July, 1991 - Present St. Petersburg
If you would like to see more of St. Petersburg and it’s history more than what you can see at the intersection Web Cam, take this virtual tour of the city, and make sure you check out the stunning 360º photo’s here as well.
