Saint Petersburg (orSt Petersburg (PROSE:The Wages of Sin^[+]Loading...["The Wages of Sin (novel)"],Gudok^[+]Loading...["Gudok (short story)"])), also known asPetrograd, (AUDIO:Storm Warning^[+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"]) was acity inRussia.

History[[edit] |[edit source]]

TheSecond Doctor,Jamie McCrimmon,Ben Jackson andPolly Wright attempted to visit theWinter Palace in Saint Petersburg in1782, but they materialised in the vicinity ofStalingrad in1942 instead. (AUDIO:The Night Witches^[+]Loading...["The Night Witches (audio story)"])

In1785,Time AgentsJack Harkness andJohn Hart arrived to retrieve aTime Sprite, earning the gratitude ofCatherine the Great for savingher grandson. The pair then hadsex with theempress before making off with 100,000credits worth of goods. (AUDIO:The Death of Captain Jack^[+]Loading...["The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)"])

TheNinth Doctor andRose Tyler discovered atime puncture which connectedToronto in2005 with Saint Petersburg in1812. They travelled to the latter time and place to find the source of the puncture. Rose attended a ball to speak toNikolai Artem Livosich. (PROSE:Rose and the Snow Window^[+]Loading...["Rose and the Snow Window (short story)"])

SirHamilton Seymour, theBritish ambassador to the Russian Empire during theCrimean War (1853-1856), was stationed in Saint Petersburg in1854. (AUDIO:The Angel of Scutari^[+]Loading...["The Angel of Scutari (audio story)"])

In1903, theFirst Doctor,Susan Foreman,Ian Chesterton andBarbara Wright left the unconsciousGrigori Rasputin in the Summer Garden in Saint Petersburg. (AUDIO:The Wanderer^[+]Loading...["The Wanderer (audio story)"])

In1904, theFifth Doctor,Tegan Jovanka andTurlough visited St Petersburg. Due to ateleportation accident, Tegan and Turlough were transported toVladivostok, where they were forced to take atrain back to St Petersburg. (PROSE:Gudok^[+]Loading...["Gudok (short story)"])

TheEighth Doctor claimed he took a train withVladimir Lenin fromSwitzerland to Petrograd. (AUDIO:Storm Warning^[+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"])

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In real world, Saint Petersburg has also been known asLeningrad. However, no connection between the two names has been established inDoctor Who universe.