1919 Event British intervene in Petrograd 1918 Event Vladimir Mayakovsky's "Misteriya Buff," premieres in Petrograd 1917 Event Petrograd Soviet accepts establishment of Military 1917 Event Pan-Russian Congress opens in Petrograd 1917 Event Soviet accept establishment of Petrograd Military 1917 Event Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet 1917 Event Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride-palace Petrograd 1917 Event 60,000 people of Petrograd welcome Prince Kropotkin, banned 41 years 1917 Event Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd 1917 Event Russian revolution breaks out in Petrograd 1914 Event St. Petersburg, Russia changes name to Petrograd 1897 Birthday Gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor and director, Corsican Brothers
