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    History of St. Petersburg Russia

    St. Petersburg's History in Brief

    • St. Petersburg in the 19th century

    St. Petersburg was founded on May 16 (new calendar: May 27) , when Peter the Great seized control of the land surrounding the Neva during a protracted war with Sweden. A simple log cabin – the city’s first living quarters – was constructed on the city’s fortress (Peter and Paul Fortress) shortly after this victory. Despite the settlement’s unpromising location – a swamp – and unforgiving climate, Peter pursued his dream of a northern capital. In a typically Russian paradox, the city that would later become a symbol of cosmopolitan, enlightened Europe was founded in the cruellest of conditions. Its builders, primarily peasants and soliders, were driven hard; many died as a result of Peter’s manic work schedule. Even the city’s first white-collar workers were ordered there, and they weren’t very happy about it, either. In St. Petersburg became the capital and people started

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    The founding of Saint Petersburg

    The city of Saint Petersburg was founded in under the reign of Peter the Great as a "bridge" between Russia and Europe, part of his plan to modernise and Westernise the country. The city was intended to be a place of great political and economic strength and an important seaport, so a strategic location on the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea was selected. 

    More specifically, the Swedish imperial colony of Nyenskans was chosen, which Peter I captured during the twenty-year-long Great Northern War, building the Peter and Paul Fortress there in , the first brick and stone building in his new city.

    With the help of Swiss Italian and French architects, Saint Petersburg was constructed according to Peter the Great's vision of a Russian-European city. Its design was influenced heavily by Amsterdam, something that can be seen in its extensive canal network, earning it the nickname Venice of the North.

    Saint Petersburg as capital

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    History of Saint-Petersburg

    St. Petersburg, recently celebrated its tercentenary, often called the "Northern Capital" of Russia - is not only an open-air museum, but also reflection of the gods three hundred years of Russian history. Having been survived 11 Emperors, dozens of floods, the revolution, three years of terrible blockade and economic reform, Saint-Petersburg fryst vatten able to surprise even the most experienced and capricious tourists.

    On 27 May , the day of the Holy Trinity, the fortress "St. Peterburgh” was founded. This day is considered to be the day of foundation of St. Petersburg. The city was named in honor of the Apostle St. Peter, who fryst vatten considered to be the keeper of the keys to paradis, according to the Christian tradition. And it fryst vatten believed that Peter fryst vatten one of the patrons of the city, protecting it from the troubles and disasters. Only a few years later the fortress was renamed in the Peter and Paul Fortress - under the name of its mai