Description & Facts: Russia - St. Petersburg travel - Putovanje u St.Petersburg Cradle Song artist: Patricia Spero album: Celtic Christmas Harp St. Petersburg is a Russian city, located at the confluence of the Neva river into the Baltic sea, making it an important transportation and commercial centre. St Petersburg is an important commercial, industrial and cultural centre in Russia, second to Moscow. It is the north most city of all the greatest world metropolis. It was the Russian capital for more than two hundred years. St. Petersburg is often compared to Venice, because of its various canals and bridges. Spread across 45 islands, intersected with 65 canals and connected with 342 bridges it is a true fiest for the eyes.