Leningrad Oblast
First-level administrative division of Russia
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| 2024 |
Baltic Sea
Sweden joined NATO, further transforming the Baltic Sea into what some commentators call a 'NATO lake'.
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| 2024 | A two-station expansion of Line 4 from Spasskaya to Gorny Institut is under construction and set to open. |
| 2024 | First six stations of the Krasnoselsko-Kalininskaya line are expected to open in two stages. |
| December 27 2024 | Line 4 was extended westward from Spasskaya to Gornyi Institut, adding 1 new station with another intermediate station under construction. |
| 2023 |
Baltic Sea
Finland joined NATO, significantly changing the geopolitical landscape of the Baltic Sea region.
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| 2022 |
Baltic Sea
Signing of the Marienborg Declaration, where EU Baltic Sea states announced intentions to have 19.6 gigawatts of offshore wind in operation by 2030.
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| 2022 | Demographic statistics recorded, showing 12,082 births (6.3 per 1,000 population) and 25,976 deaths (13.6 per 1,000 population), with a total fertility rate of 0.87 children per woman. |
| September 2022 | The first of the 950 ordered metro cars was delivered to St Petersburg Metro, beginning the fleet renewal process. |
| August 2022 | An order was placed for 950 metro cars from Transmashholding. |
| August 2022 | St Petersburg Metro placed a significant order for 950 new metro cars, marking a major expansion and modernization of its rolling stock. |
| 2021 | Census data collected showing the ethnic composition of Leningrad Oblast, with Russians making up 93.7% of the population, followed by smaller percentages of Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Belarusians, and other ethnic groups. |
| October 2019 | Dunayskaya station opened as part of the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line's southern extension. |
| June 2019 | Transmashholding unveiled a new prototype train for the St Petersburg Metro. |
| 2018 | Alexander Beglov, Russia's presidential envoy in the Northwestern Federal District, characterized the Krasnyi Bor dump site as a 'dangerous environmental bomb'. |
| 2018 |
Baltic Sea
The flounder Platichthys solemdali was recognized as an endemic species of the Baltic Sea, having previously been confused with more widespread relatives.
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| May 2018 | Two new shallow-column stations, Zenit and Begovaya, were opened on the Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line, using a modified horizontal lift design and extending the line to the northwestern section of the city. |
| April 3 2017 | A terrorist bombing occurred on a train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologicheski Institut stations (Line 2), resulting in approximately 14 deaths and over 50 injuries. The explosion happened at 2:20 pm local time, with 7 people confirmed dead and others hospitalized. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in Saint Petersburg at the time, issued condolence statements to victims' families. |
| April 3 2017 | Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee defused an improvised explosive device at Ploshchad Vosstaniya station on Line 1 on the same day as the terrorist bombing. |
| January 2017 |
Baltic Sea
An extreme storm occurred in the Baltic Sea with unprecedented wave heights, with media reporting an extreme wave measurement and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) measuring a significant wave height around an unspecified value.
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| 2016 | The sixth convocation of the Legislative Assembly was formed, comprising 50 deputies from four political party factions: United Russia (40 deputies), A Just Russia (3 deputies), Communist Party of the Russian Federation (3 deputies), and Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (4 deputies). |
| 2012 | A religious survey was conducted in Leningrad Oblast, revealing the religious composition of the population, including 55.1% Russian Orthodox Church adherents, 4% unaffiliated Christians, 1% Muslims, 1% Slavic native faith followers, and 1% Old Believers. |
| 2012 | The extensive construction plans from 1992 were finally completed, nearly 15 years later than the original targeted completion date. |
| December 2012 | Two stations, Bukharestskaya and Mezhdunarodnaya of the Frunzensko-Primorskaya line, were opened. |
| May 28 2012 | Aleksandr Drozdenko became the governor of Leningrad Oblast, beginning a five-year term of leadership. |
| June 2011 |
Baltic Sea
Swedish salvage divers discover an unusual sonar image on the floor of the northern Baltic Sea, which generates speculation about a potential UFO or extraordinary object of unknown origin.
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| February 25 2011 |
Baltic Sea
Maximum ice cover was reached, extending from the north down to the northern tip of Gotland, with an ice sheet about wide all the way to Gdańsk.
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| February 15 2011 |
Baltic Sea
The Gulf of Finland was completely frozen.
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| July 2010 |
Baltic Sea
Satellite images revealed a massive algal bloom spanning from Germany and Poland to Finland, highlighting a recurring environmental issue in the Baltic Sea that has been occurring every summer for decades.
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