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  1. "How can such a beautiful city cover such a bloodthirsty evil like Putin?"
    - Aure

    A quick dive into the history of Saint Petersburg, Russia!

    Founded by Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, as Russia's "window to Europe" after capturing Swedish land in the Great Northern War. Built on marshy Neva delta, starting with Peter and Paul Fortress. Became imperial capital in 1712, replacing Moscow.

  2. "How can such a beautiful city cover such a bloodthirsty evil like Putin?"
    - Aure

    A quick dive into the history of Saint Petersburg, Russia!

    Founded by Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, as Russia's "window to Europe" after capturing Swedish land in the Great Northern War. Built on marshy Neva delta, starting with Peter and Paul Fortress. Became imperial capital in 1712, replacing Moscow.
    #SaintPetersburg #Russia #History #PeterTheGreat

  3. "How can such a beautiful city cover such a bloodthirsty evil like Putin?"
    - Aure

    A quick dive into the history of Saint Petersburg, Russia!

    Founded by Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, as Russia's "window to Europe" after capturing Swedish land in the Great Northern War. Built on marshy Neva delta, starting with Peter and Paul Fortress. Became imperial capital in 1712, replacing Moscow.
    #SaintPetersburg #Russia #History #PeterTheGreat

  4. "How can such a beautiful city cover such a bloodthirsty evil like Putin?"
    - Aure

    A quick dive into the history of Saint Petersburg, Russia!

    Founded by Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, as Russia's "window to Europe" after capturing Swedish land in the Great Northern War. Built on marshy Neva delta, starting with Peter and Paul Fortress. Became imperial capital in 1712, replacing Moscow.
    #SaintPetersburg #Russia #History #PeterTheGreat

  5. Peter the Great’s obsession with modernization led him to ban beards — then tax them. Russia’s men paid for their pride, until Catherine the Great finally set their faces free.
    #PeterTheGreat #BeardTax #RussianHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoricalFacts #RoyalRebellion #HistoryShorts#Storytelling#DidYouKnow#HistoryFacts#DocumentaryShort#WeirdHistory
    Read more: ancient-origins.net/weird-fact

  6. Peter the Great’s obsession with modernization led him to ban beards — then tax them. Russia’s men paid for their pride, until Catherine the Great finally set their faces free.
    #PeterTheGreat #BeardTax #RussianHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoricalFacts #RoyalRebellion #HistoryShorts#Storytelling#DidYouKnow#HistoryFacts#DocumentaryShort#WeirdHistory
    Read more: ancient-origins.net/weird-fact

  7. Peter the Great’s obsession with modernization led him to ban beards — then tax them. Russia’s men paid for their pride, until Catherine the Great finally set their faces free.
    #PeterTheGreat #BeardTax #RussianHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoricalFacts #RoyalRebellion #HistoryShorts#Storytelling#DidYouKnow#HistoryFacts#DocumentaryShort#WeirdHistory
    Read more: ancient-origins.net/weird-fact

  8. #peterthegreat around #Brussels
    Peter the Great abused of some belgian drinks and threw over in a fountain (just in front of the current royal palace) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buste_de
    for the #uglybelgianstatues project
    Not all of them are really ugly... but !
    More info on: charleslemaire.eu/Travaux/ugly

  9. #peterthegreat around #Brussels
    Peter the Great abused of some belgian drinks and threw over in a fountain (just in front of the current royal palace) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buste_de
    for the #uglybelgianstatues project
    Not all of them are really ugly... but !
    More info on: charleslemaire.eu/Travaux/ugly

  10. #peterthegreat around #Brussels
    Peter the Great abused of some belgian drinks and threw over in a fountain (just in front of the current royal palace) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buste_de
    for the #uglybelgianstatues project
    Not all of them are really ugly... but !
    More info on: charleslemaire.eu/Travaux/ugly

  11. Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the portrait room, at the Peterhof.

    #russia #PeterTheGreat #palace #Peterhof

  12. Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the portrait room, at the Peterhof.

    #russia #PeterTheGreat #palace #Peterhof

  13. Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the portrait room, at the Peterhof.

    #russia #PeterTheGreat #palace #Peterhof

  14. #OnThisDay in 2022, Russian leader #VladimirPutin compares himself to Tsar #PetertheGreat, who conquered the Baltic coast, at an exhibition to the Tsar in Moscow.

  15. #OnThisDay in 2022, Russian leader #VladimirPutin compares himself to Tsar #PetertheGreat, who conquered the Baltic coast, at an exhibition to the Tsar in Moscow.

  16. #OnThisDay in 2022, Russian leader #VladimirPutin compares himself to Tsar #PetertheGreat, who conquered the Baltic coast, at an exhibition to the Tsar in Moscow.

  17. #OnThisDay in 2022, Russian leader #VladimirPutin compares himself to Tsar #PetertheGreat, who conquered the Baltic coast, at an exhibition to the Tsar in Moscow.

  18. #OnThisDay in 2022, Russian leader #VladimirPutin compares himself to Tsar #PetertheGreat, who conquered the Baltic coast, at an exhibition to the Tsar in Moscow.

  19. Oh dear, dear Mr. #Putin. During #COVID, when it is said you sat in dusty #Russian #historical #map rooms, sniffing your own farts, high on your own #ego, dreaming of being the next #PeterTheGreat or #IvanTheTerrible, and you thought: "sure, let's go for #Ukraine"...

    Did you imagine it would go this bad, botox ghoul?

  20. Oh dear, dear Mr. #Putin. During #COVID, when it is said you sat in dusty #Russian #historical #map rooms, sniffing your own farts, high on your own #ego, dreaming of being the next #PeterTheGreat or #IvanTheTerrible, and you thought: "sure, let's go for #Ukraine"...

    Did you imagine it would go this bad, botox ghoul?

  21. Oh dear, dear Mr. #Putin. During #COVID, when it is said you sat in dusty #Russian #historical #map rooms, sniffing your own farts, high on your own #ego, dreaming of being the next #PeterTheGreat or #IvanTheTerrible, and you thought: "sure, let's go for #Ukraine"...

    Did you imagine it would go this bad, botox ghoul?

  22. Oh dear, dear Mr. #Putin. During #COVID, when it is said you sat in dusty #Russian #historical #map rooms, sniffing your own farts, high on your own #ego, dreaming of being the next #PeterTheGreat or #IvanTheTerrible, and you thought: "sure, let's go for #Ukraine"...

    Did you imagine it would go this bad, botox ghoul?

  23. This shallow depression in the Royal Park of #Brussels contains a monument to #PeterTheGreat at its bottom. The reason? In 1717, the Czar of Russia vomited there after too much partying.

    atlasobscura.com/places/commem

  24. This shallow depression in the Royal Park of #Brussels contains a monument to #PeterTheGreat at its bottom. The reason? In 1717, the Czar of Russia vomited there after too much partying.

    atlasobscura.com/places/commem

  25. This shallow depression in the Royal Park of #Brussels contains a monument to #PeterTheGreat at its bottom. The reason? In 1717, the Czar of Russia vomited there after too much partying.

    atlasobscura.com/places/commem

  26. This shallow depression in the Royal Park of #Brussels contains a monument to #PeterTheGreat at its bottom. The reason? In 1717, the Czar of Russia vomited there after too much partying.

    atlasobscura.com/places/commem