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The History of St. Petersburg

К учебнику Кузовлев В.П.
Автор: Щавинская А.К.

The History of St. Petersburg

The 8th century----------------
The 10th century--------------
The 12th century--------------

1323------------------------------
1627------------------------------
1700------------------------------
1703------------------------------
1712------------------------------
1721------------------------------

Slavic tribes
Part of Kievan Russia
A constituent of the Novgorod Feudal Republic
The fortress of Orechek
The Nienschanz
The Northern War began
St. Petersburg
The new capital
Russia’s victory

The Novgorodians tried to protect their lands.

In 1323 they built the fortress of Oreshek.

In 1617 the Sweeds constructed the fortress of the Nienschanz at the mouth of the river Okhta.

Peter the Great

- 1703 laid the foundation stone of the city

- 1712 St. Petersburg was declared the new capital of Russia

The fortress was constructed on Zayachy island.

The city began as a fortress and a port.

Peter the Great’s Cottage was built of pine logs. It had seven windows and no stoves or flues.

It was a small single-storied wooden structure:

length – 12m
width – 5,5m
height – 2,5m

Now it is a museum

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