Petersburg

[pee-terz-burg]

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noun

a city in SE Virginia: besieged by Union forces 1864–65.

Petersburg

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noun

a city in SE Virginia, on the Appomattox River: scene of prolonged fighting (1864–65) during the final months of the American Civil War. Pop: 33 091 (2003 est)

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Vladimir Putin will be spending much of this week in St Petersburg where the city is hosting its annual International Economic Forum.

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Last year, she ran for governor of St Petersburg but failed to collect the required number of signatures for a nomination, as reported by BBC Russian.

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In St Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, 55 flights were either cancelled or delayed.

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A hairdresser from St Petersburg has been given a jail term of five years and two months on a charge of spreading fake news about the Russian army.

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But there are reports that American companies are planning to take part in this year's St Petersburg Economic Forum.

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