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PETROLEA 



sculptures. Near by is the so-called Marble 

 Palace, erected by Catharine II. South of 

 the Summer Garden is the Russian Museum, in 

 Italian style, one of the finest structures in the 

 It is devoted to Russian art. Other im- 

 portant buildings are the Council of S 

 building, the conservatn: ng 4,000), the 



Imperial Bank, the Taurida Palace, the Great 

 Foundling Asylum and the theaters and hos- 



On Vasile\>ky I>laiid. facing the Admiralty, 

 he Bourse, the University of Petrograd, the 

 of Sciem idemy of Arts, in- 



cluding a museum, and the Samenoff Gallery, 

 rich in works of French and Dutch art. The 

 fortress of Peter and Paul, now used as a .<; 



M. is on a small island and stands be- 

 side edral bearing the same name. 

 Near by. on another small island, is the little 

 wooden house in which Peter the Great lived 

 when he began to build this capital city. 



Education. Few cities are as highly favored 

 with educational and scientific institutions and 

 learned bodies. At the head of its educational 

 system stands the University of Petrograd, 

 with over 4,000 students in normal years. 

 Other institutions worthy of mention are the 

 Imperial School of Law. the Alexander Ly- 

 ceum, the Medical School, with a faculty un- 

 der military jurisdiction, the Technological 



fcllto, the Mining Infinite, the In.-;: 

 of Civil Kngint>er>. the \V..:nrns Medical In- 

 >tit -r Study for 



n and fh- I \ Academy of Arts. 



Among the societies for the advancement 

 of scien< Academy of Sci- 



ences, the Russian Geographical Society, the 

 I Society and societies for 

 the study of anthropology, archaeology and 

 astronomy. The Imperial Library has one of 

 largest collections in the world, exceeding 

 2,000,000 books and 124,000 manuscripts. 

 Academy of Sciences has a library of over 500,- 

 000 volumes, and that of the um\< r.-ity has 

 v. At I'ulkova. ten miles south- 

 west of t m one of the leading obs. 



orld. 



Industry and Commerce. Petrograd with us 



suburbs i mduMnal cen- 



issia, being exceeded only by Moscow. 



>- include cotton and 



foundries, machine shops, 



ilk, ehrn. i, tobacco factories 



and glass. 



MV .-mall establishments engaged 

 m the manufacture of food products, clothing. 



Research Questions on 

 Petrograd 



i Vii Outline suit n Mr for Petro- 

 unnl ili li. tniiml >%itl. the article 



( it;.", 



What and where is the largest palace 

 In the world? 



How many people can be housed in 

 this structure? 



In what sense can it be said that 

 Petrograd is a seaport? 



does the name of this city 

 mean? What justice is there in calling 

 it .y this name? 



What very important, dramatic event 

 took place in the city in 1 



How does the city compare in popu- 

 lation with the capitals of the other 

 great European nations? 



Why did the people of Petrograd for- 

 merly fear a strong west wind. Why 

 do they no longer fear it? 



What church has this city which is 

 modeled after the greatest church in 

 the world? 



In what dil Peter the Great live 

 while he was laying out his future capi- 



How does the Imperial Library com- 

 pare in number of volumes with the 

 Bibllotheque National*'? With the 11- 

 ln-arv of the British Museum? With 

 .ibrary of Congress? 



How many cities of Russia surpass 

 Petrograd as an industrial center? 



With what city of the western hemi- 

 '. tr<>ta-ail compare as re- 

 gards rapidity of growth? 



What are called the finest specimens 

 of architecture in Petrograd? 



What is the principal thoroughfare 

 of the city? 



Who \VT- 1-fstM.nM'hle for the build- 

 ing of the greatest palace in the world? 



leather goods, hardware and other articles for 

 common use. Printing and publishing is an 

 :;-ive industry, and ; he chief 



seat of the Russian book trade: 



Both foreign and domestic commerce are 

 extensive. In 1885 a ship can d t<> Kronstadt 

 was completed, maku ad a sea; 



and practically giving it control of the greater 

 part of the foreign trade of Russia. Railways 

 and canals connect the city with all parts of 

 the interior and bring to this northern seaport 

 the products of a vast and fertile region. 

 .i:rad i- the tinanc; of Russia, and 



a leading money center of Europe. W.F.R. 



Consult Stevens' Pctrograd, Past and Present; 

 Dobson's Saint Peteriburp. 



PETROLEA, , r. a town in Lambton 



County. Out. inn. popularly known us "the oil 

 town." Its n i .ct, is a variation oi 



word ins, in Greek, oil 



coming from a rock. Petroloa is on the Grand 

 Trunk and Michigan Central railways, and is 



