Who created Russia's "window to the west"?
In 1703 Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg, sited on the desolate, marshy delta of the River Neva on the Gulf of Finland. Not only was it to be Peter's "window on the West," but it was also to be constructed in Western architectural styles, using stone and brick instead of the traditional Russian building material, wood.
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Vasily Tchaikovsky
Thank you CAITLIN,good question ,surprisingly a lot of people knows Russian history
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Jun 2, 2016 2:27PM

Cari G.
Congratulations Caitlin on your first published question! It's a good one.
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Jan 29, 2019 10:37AM

Peter
Yes thank you Caitlin and Congrats
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Mar 6, 2020 12:43PM

deborahpmercer
Very good question!
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Mar 4, 2020 5:05AM

tbear
tesla alset, got your back, Tesla! 😊 👍
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Jan 22, 2020 2:51PM

Jenny Devereaux
Oh who’s a clever boy then? Harold Naidu,
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Jan 11, 2020 6:33PM

Chriss Crockford
Interesting question
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Jan 4, 2020 12:14PM

Lynne Zeman
Explanation was pretty sparse.
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Jan 31, 2019 2:22AM

Harold Naidu
Wow 4of 4
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Jan 30, 2019 9:57PM
Alan Waites
Greenwich in London has a statue of PtG
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Jan 30, 2019 2:45PM

Sean Philips
Drew Johnson, and you never learned to SPELL! Pot kettle...
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Jan 30, 2019 6:33AM

Michael Johnston
Meh .....Good Question
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Jan 30, 2019 5:22AM

Piedmont Tilly
Please hire an editor who knows the rules of grammar, punctuation and capitalization. It’s Catherine the Great, Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible ...
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Jan 29, 2019 7:16PM

lmjmom
Got it.
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Jan 26, 2019 10:06PM

Karin Johansson
Drew Johnson, do you know what Oligarch is?
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Jan 24, 2019 4:27PM

Karin Johansson
Cathal Kenneally, have you read Russka?
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Jan 24, 2019 4:25PM
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