History of st petersburg
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ABOUT ST. PETERSBURG - St. Petersburg Through The Ages
St. Petersburg is a relatively young city, with a little over three hundred years of history. However, in these centuries of rapid growth and development, St. Petersburg has forged its own path, evolving into a timeless city, inimitable in its beauty and harmony. It is elusive and enigmatic, a truly unique city in Russia's history. For more than years, it was the resplendent capital of the great Russian Empire, and remains the country's cultural and spiritual centre to this day.
St. Petersburg was founded on May 16, , by order of the Russian Emperor, Peter the Great. For the first ten years of its history the town was developed as a fortress and sea port, but a brisk trade soon transformed the city into a centre of economic prosperity, industry and craftsmanship. It was during this time that the famous Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded, and this city on the banks of the Neva became renowned as a religious centre.
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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 bygd Amsterdam, something that can be seen in its extensive canal network, earning it the nickname Venice of the North.
Saint Petersburg as capital
In , Sain • 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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