Not to be confused with St. Petersburgh in Flordia, the St. Petersburgh we are addressing in the novel Frankenstien is located in Northwestern Russia, and mentioned three times. In the very beginning, the letters that are being wrote, are addressed from St. Petersburgh. This is where the journey in Frankenstien begins, and within these letters we are introduced to the arguably most important character Victor Frankenstien. 

The British people, and Mary Shelley for example may have seen St. Petersburgh as a place of progress, as they supported the move toward modernism. British travelers may have seen the grand architecture as elegant. This contributes to Frankenstien as it offers the idea of adventure, exploration, and the unknown. The dangers the charcters face in St. Petersburgh play into the themes of danger, and pushing the boundries of human knowledge and existance. 

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