St. Petersburg Founded by Peter the Great in 1703

St. Petersburg, a city on the Neva River, was founded on May 27, 1703, by Russian Emperor Peter the Great, who sought to build a new Russian city on the Baltic to establish his fleet and bring Russia closer to Europe.

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Grad na rijeci Nevi osnovan je jer je ruski car htio izgraditi svoju flotu

RUSIJA je vrlo utjecajan čimbenik oko svakog europskog pitanja, a njeno približavanje Europi počinje na današnji dan 1703. godine kada je ruski car Petar Veliki predstavio novi ruski grad na Baltiku – Sankt-Peterburg.

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St. Petersburg Founded by Peter the Great in 1703

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Grad na rijeci Nevi osnovan je jer je ruski car htio izgraditi svoju flotu

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