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St Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 as Russia’s “window on Europe.” The first building was the Peter and Paul Fortress on Zayachy (Hare) Island. The earliest residential property was...
Over a thousand years ago, the European territory of modern Russia was inhabited by East Slavonic tribes. One of them was known as the Ros or Rus, as they were based around the River Ros, a tribute o...