History of Saint Petersburg
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703. It became capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years (1712–1728, 1732–1918). St. Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Police of Russia
The police force in Saint Petersburg was established as the Main Police on 1715 by decree from Peter the Great. Initially, the staff of the St. Petersburg police consisted of the deputy general-police chief, 4 officers and 36 lower ranks. The clerical and ten clerks kept office work in the Main Police Station Office. The police not only kept order in the city, but also carried out a number of economic functions, engaged in the improvement of the city — paving streets, draining swampy places, garbage collection, etc.