While the Poles fought the Swedes, Peter founded the city of Saint Petersburg on 29 June 1703 on Hare Island. He forbade the building of stone edifices outside Saint Petersburg, which he intended to become Russia's capital, so that all stonemasons could participate in the construction of the new city.
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Mar 3, 2010 · Petersburg as the new Russian capital on May 27, 1703. The reign of Peter, who became sole czar in 1696, was characterized by a series of ...
The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after the apostle Saint Peter. In ...
On the island of Kotlin, Peter established the naval base of Kronstadt, and the neighboring town of Sestroretsk sprung up around a munitions factory, also ...
3 days ago · In 1703, on the banks of the Neva River, where it flows into the Gulf of Finland, Peter began construction of the city of St. Petersburg and ...
Jun 9, 2023 · Apart from St. Petersburg, more than 50 large and small cities emerged in Russia during the era of Peter the Great.
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The founding of Saint Petersburg. The city of Saint Petersburg was founded in 1703 under the reign of Peter the Great as a "bridge" between Russia and Europe, ...
