History of st petersburg

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

17th–18th centuries

19th century

20th century

1900s–1940s

1950s–1990s

See also: History of Saint Petersburg § Timeline of post-war recovery

• 1953
• 1954 – Levashovo, Pargolovo, and Pesochny become part of city.
• 1955 – Saint Petersburg Metro begins operating.
• 1962 – Saint Petersburg TV Tower constructed.
• 1963 – Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching.
• 1965 – Population: 3,329,000 city; 3,641,000 urban agglomeration.^[16]
• 1967 – Museum of Electrical Transport established.
• 1971
• 1974 – Na Fontanke Youth Theatre founded.
• 1981 – Leningrad Rock Club opens.
• 1984
• 1985 – Population: 4,867,000.^[18]
• 1987
• 1988 – Xenia of Saint Petersburg canonized.
• 1989
• 1990 – O