NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
EUROPEAN NATION STATES
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St. Petersburg
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Constantinople
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Kiev
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Moscow
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Detailed explanation-1: -The city of Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703. It became the capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years (1712–1728, 1732–1918).
Detailed explanation-2: -St. Petersburg was Russia’s capital from 1712 until 1918. The fabulously wealthy Romanov czars and czarinas were in power for all that time, and on a building spree.
Detailed explanation-3: -St. Petersburg has played a vital role in Russian history since its founding in 1703. For two centuries (1712–1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abstract. From early modern times until the present, Russia (temporarily extended to the USSR) had two capital cities: Moscow and Petersburg. Moscow was the original capital, it was succeeded by Petersburg from the beginning of the 18th century.
Detailed explanation-5: -Finally, a new capital could be a showcase for Russian culture and the arts. In 1712, Peter the Great declared the new city of St. Petersburg as the Capital of Russia, thus displacing Moscow as the seat of government.