Petersburg pronunciation
The traditional educated speech of Saint Petersburg. Distinct from Moscow Russian in clearer enunciation of unstressed vowels and a number of lexical preferences.
- Approximate centre
- 59.93°, 30.34°
Dialect comparison
Saint Petersburg Russian vs Volga Russian
Compare two dialects of Russian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Vladimir-Volga dialects · Middle Russian
The Central Russian dialects of the middle Volga, around Nizhny Novgorod and Vladimir. A transitional zone between the Northern and Southern dialect groups.
- Approximate centre
- 56.32°, 44.00°
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