ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, St. Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia for over two hundred years. Russia’s “Window to the West” is a major Baltic Sea port and a European cultural center known worldwide for its music, art, ballet, architecture, and literature. The city’s technology and academic leadership is marked by the presence of many foreign diplomatic offices, international corporations and banks.
The Los Angeles-St. Petersburg Sister City Committee is a non-profit organization that has supported intercultural and commercial exchange for twenty years.
Website
http://www.laspscc.org/
Sister City Since
1989
Distance From L.A.
5720
Population
City: 4,662,547; Country: 146,001,176
Climate
Summers are cool and humid while winters are long, cold, with frequent warm spells.
Local Time
GMT +3; LA time +11
Currency
Russian rouble
Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, St. Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia for over two hundred years. Russia’s “Window to the West” is a major Baltic Sea port and a European cultural center known worldwide for its music, art, ballet, architecture, and literature. The city’s technology and academic leadership is marked by the presence of many foreign diplomatic offices, international corporations and banks.
The Los Angeles-St. Petersburg Sister City Committee is a non-profit organization that has supported intercultural and commercial exchange for twenty years.
Website
http://www.laspscc.org/
Sister City Since
1989
Distance From L.A.
5720
Population
City: 4,662,547; Country: 146,001,176
Climate
Summers are cool and humid while winters are long, cold, with frequent warm spells.
Local Time
GMT +3; LA time +11
Currency
Russian rouble