Saint Petersburg
Vyborgsky Distric
Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Sampsoniyevskoye

Military Institute of Physical Culture

The Twice-Red Banner Military Institute of Physical Culture of the Ministry of Defense of Russia is the Russian Armed Forces' principal center for military athletes who are in active service in the Armed Forces who are trained not just in national defense but also to compete and play for the glory of the country in domestic and international sporting competitions.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: organisation associated with the Russian Military
  • Also known as: “St. Petersburg Military College of Physical Fitness and Sports”
  • Address: Большой Сампсониевский проспект 63, Санкт-Петербург

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vyborgskaya and Botanical Museum.

Metro station
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a station of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on 22 April 1975. In 2022 St Petersburg Metro operator Petersburg Metropoliten signed a 25-year agreement for the lease of 950 metro cars from the Transholdleasing subsidiary of rolling stock manufacturer TMH. is situated 760 metres southeast of Military Institute of Physical Culture.

Museum
Photo: Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km southwest of Military Institute of Physical Culture.

Church
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is situated 1 km west of Military Institute of Physical Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vyborg Side and Petrograd Side.

Suburb
'The Side is the traditional name of the northern and northeastern part of , on the right-hand bank of the city's main waterway Neva and its first right-hand arm the Bolshaya Nevka.

Photo: Мария.Б., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a borough in consisting of the islands of the northern part of the Neva delta. Mostly residential, it is also home to several smaller universities, stadiums of FC Zenit and the tallest structure of the city, a 326-m-high TV tower.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. is situated 3 km southwest of Military Institute of Physical Culture.

Military Institute of Physical Culture

Latitude
59.97528° or 59° 58′ 31″ north
Longitude
30.34263° or 30° 20′ 34″ east
Open location code
9GFGX8GV+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 140287315
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q30879389
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Military Institute of Physical Culture” goes by many names.
  • German: “Militärinstitut für Körperkultur”
  • Japanese: “体育軍事大学”
  • Russian: “Военный институт физической культуры”
  • Tatar: “Хәрби физик мәдәният институты”
  • Ukrainian: “Військовий інститут фізичної культури”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Вифк and Санкт-Петербургский технический колледж управления и коммерции.

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