A boy ran inside a floating sphere.A boy ran inside a floating sphere on the river Neva Neva (nē`və, Rus. nyĭvä`), river, 46 mi (74 km) long, NW European Russia, connecting Lake Ladoga with the Gulf of Finland, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. St. Petersburg is situated in its delta. in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, during celebrations of the city's 300th anniversary in September. Czar Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg as a "window to the West"--part of his effort to end Russia's isolation and push to modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. . In the Soviet era, the city was renamed Leningrad. It reverted re·vert intr.v. re·vert·ed, re·vert·ing, re·verts 1. To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief. 2. Law To return to the former owner or to the former owner's heirs. to St. Petersburg in 1991. |
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