SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Saint Petersburg was founded by ____
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Czar Nicholas II
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Peter the Great
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Catherine the Great
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Ivan the Terrible
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After winning access to the Baltic Sea through his victories in the Great Northern War, Czar Peter I founds the city of St. Petersburg as the new Russian capital on May 27, 1703.
Detailed explanation-2: -His major achievements include the founding of St. Petersburg in 1703, the victory against Sweden at the Battle of Poltava in 1709, and the birth of the Russian navy, Peter’s lifelong passion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Petersburg was founded on May 16, 1703, by order of the Russian Emperor, Peter the Great.
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