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Apr 1, 2024 · Dec. 20, 1326, Moscow. Peter (born, Volhynia, Grand Duchy of Lithuania—died Dec. 20, 1326, Moscow) was the Russian Orthodox metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow (1308–26) and the first metropolitan to reside in Moscow. Until Peter’s tenure as metropolitan, the centre of the Russian Orthodox Church had for many years been in Kiev, the ancient ...
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1 day ago · Russian Republic. The Russian Empire, also known as Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Empire or Imperial Russia, and sometimes simply as Russia, [e] [f] was a vast realm that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
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Apr 11, 2024 · electricity. physical chemistry. glass. grammar. Mikhail Lomonosov (born November 19 [November 8, Old Style], 1711, near Kholmogory, Russia—died April 15 [April 4], 1765, St. Petersburg) was a Russian poet, scientist, and grammarian who is often considered the first great Russian linguistics reformer. He also made substantial contributions to ...
Apr 10, 2024 · In Central Moscow, the world’s eighth-largest statue—just edging out the Statue of Liberty at 98 metres (322 feet) high—commemorates Tsar Peter the Great (1682-1725) and the 300 th ...
Apr 5, 2024 · St. Petersburg is a mecca of cultural, historical, and architectural landmarks. Founded by Tsar Peter I (the Great) as Russia’s “window on Europe,” it bears the unofficial status of Russia’s cultural capital and most European city, a distinction that it strives to retain in its perennial competition with Moscow.
5 days ago · Like the time he visited his Russian Grandfather. His grandfather was an elderly, educated and cultured man. He took a great interest in the young Peter so that he could pass on a lifetime of knowledge in a few days. The summer then was hot. Flies were everywhere. The doddering grandfather explained in great detail what evils flies brought.
