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  • Did you know Peter the Great allegedly made his wife keep her lover’s severed head in her bedroom?

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    |Date: March 14, 2020
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    Did you know Peter the Great allegedly made his wife keep her lover’s severed head in her bedroom?

    Did you know Peter the Great allegedly made his wife keep her lover’s severed head in her bedroom?

    The Mons family was one of the many immigrant families who lived in St. Petersburg’s German Quarter durin ...

    The Mons family was one of the many immigrant families who lived in St. Petersburg’s German Quarter during the time of Peter the Great. Although they weren’t nobility, the family became involved in th ...

    March 14, 2020
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  • 1725: Peter the Great – Emperor of All Russia

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    |Date: February 08, 2020
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    1725: Peter the Great – Emperor of All Russia

    1725: Peter the Great – Emperor of All Russia

    This day in 1725 marked the death of Russian emperor Peter the Great. He was the first Russian ruler to b ...

    This day in 1725 marked the death of Russian emperor Peter the Great. He was the first Russian ruler to beat the title “Emperor of All Russia” (Императоръ Всероссійскій). This title made him equal to ...

    February 08, 2020
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  • 1722: Peter the Great Introduces the Table of Ranks in the Russian Empire

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    |Date: February 04, 2020
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    1722: Peter the Great Introduces the Table of Ranks in the Russian Empire

    1722: Peter the Great Introduces the Table of Ranks in the Russian Empire

    On this day in 1722 Russian emperor Peter the Great introduced a Table of Ranks in his country, according ...

    On this day in 1722 Russian emperor Peter the Great introduced a Table of Ranks in his country, according to which civilian and military officials were divided into a new system of grades (ranks). Thi ...

    February 04, 2020
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  • 1714: The First Great Victory of the Russian Navy

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    1714: The First Great Victory of the Russian Navy

    1714: The First Great Victory of the Russian Navy

    On this day in 1714, the Imperial Russian Navy achieved its first major victory at the Battle of Gangut, ...

    On this day in 1714, the Imperial Russian Navy achieved its first major victory at the Battle of Gangut, during the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden. The battle took place in what is now s ...

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