Peter the Great begins building a new capital at St. Petersburg

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Category
Geography
Place
Russia
Date
1703
Reference
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It became the capital of Russia in 1712. By 1725, there were 40,000 inhabitants. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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Category
Russian Empire
1721
1917
Russian