Saint Petersburg

Санкт-Петербург, St. Petersburg, is known as a cultural capitol of Russia and hub for its intelligentsia.

Many early aero Russian publications, including Vestnik Vozdukhoplavaniya, Vozdukhoplavatel (1903-1916), and Aero i automobilnaya zhizn, were published in St. Petersburg.

• Air corps aerodrome inside the city: [1]

Variations on the name

The abbreviation used in Brockett (and elsewhere) for St. Petersburg is Спб., transliterated as Spb.

We occasionally see the French translation, St. Pétersbourg.

In 1914 the name was changed to Петроградъ/Petrograd, then in 1924 to Ленинград/Leningrad.

Publications referring to St. Petersburg or Saint Petersburg or Petrograd

• Publication 3701, 1783, Dissertation sur les ballons remplis de matières combustibles. St. Pétersbourg (Simple title: Dissertation on balloons filled with combustible materials. St. Petersburg)
• Orloff, 1891, A travers l'éspace de Saint-Pétersbourg au lac Ladoga (Simple title: Through St. Petersburg to Lake Ladoga, Journal: La France Aérienne)
• Moedebeck, 1904, Bericht über die 4 Konferenz der internationalen Kommission für wissenschaftliche Luftschiffahrt in St. Petersburg vom 29 August bis 3 September 1904 (Simple title: Report on the 4th Conference of the International Commission for Scientific Air Navigation in St. Petersburg from 29 August to 3 September 1904, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
• Rykatschew, 1906, Sondages aériens par cerf-volants en 1902-1903 et à l'aide des ballons en 1901, 1902 et 1903 exécutés à Pavlovsk et à St. Pétersbourg. Introduction (Simple title: Kite aerial surveys in 1902-1903 and balloons in 1901, 1902 and 1903 in Pavlovsk and St. Petersburg. Introduction)
• Semenov, 1910, Latham's coming to Russia (Simple title: Latham's coming to Russia, Journal: Biblioteka Vozdukhoplavaniya)
• Semenov, 1910, Latham in St. Petersburg (Simple title: Latham in St. Petersburg, Journal: Biblioteka Vozdukhoplavaniya)
• Publication B2p0012e15, 1911, Aerial flight, St. Petersburg-Moscow (Simple title: Aerial flight, St. Petersburg-Moscow, Journal: Vestnik Vozdukhoplavaniya)
• Jannus, 1914, Benoist Airline operation at St. Petersburg (Simple title: Benoist Airline operation at St. Petersburg, Journal: Aero and Hydro)
• Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia (Simple title: Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia)
• Lebedev, 2014, First Airfields of Saint Petersburg (Simple title: First Airfields of Saint Petersburg, Journal: 29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences)

These events were held in Saint Petersburg:

• Saint Petersburg Conference on the Exploration of the Atmosphere (Start date: 1904-08-29, Locations: Saint Petersburg, Country: RU, Tech focus: Meteo • LTA • Kite • Instrument • Military)