St. Petersburg - True leading light of the Russian culture between 1703 and 1918, the "The genious of Peter's girl", was the scene in 1917, of the seizure of power of the Soviet government; then was in 1941, captive of the German armies until 1944, during a blockade of approximately 900 days, which was worth the title of " hero city " to it in 1964. St. Petersburg (5 million inhabitants) formed part of the biggest septentrional cities of the world, it is located near the polar circle.