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in the 1700s by Tsar Peter the Great as a base for his navy, due to its excellent position on the Baltic Sea looking towards Europe.

grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne. The marriage was unhappy, but the couple did produce one son, Paul. In 1762 Catherine's husband became Tsar Peter III but he was soon ...

The design was drawn by Czar Peter the Great. The ship took part in the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden and was operational till 1725 to be disassembled in the 1730s when it went ...

The story of the meeting between Tsar Peter the Great and a common soldier, who turned out to be the full namesake of the Sovereign Emperor, and even a countryman. Not recognizing the tsar ...

The figure of Emperor Peter the Great, as well as the era of his formation and reign, still excites the minds of people all over the world. The creators answer the questions of how to take the ...

The last tsar of the previous dynasty ... and son followed father generation after generation until Peter the Great took the title of emperor and declared that his wife Catherine I would succeed ...

The Order was established in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus, and patron saint of Russia. It was bestowed in a single class and was only awarded ...

The history of Russia’s engineer troops dates back to the time when a regular Russian army was set up and Tsar Peter the Great issued a decree in 1701 on establishing an engineering school ...

Prime Minister Modi is the first Indian leader to be conferred with this award, which was established in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus and ...