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==Window on Europe==
==Window on Europe==
[[Tsar|Czar]] Peter the Great created the city in 1703 as a "Window on Europe." From 1712 until 1918 St Petersburg was the imperial [[capitol|capital]] of Russia, the city facilitated Russia's expansion and modernisation. As a gateway to Western influence it attracted artists, scholars, scientists, soldiers and businessmen from all over Europe.[http://www.swissworld.org/eng/swissworld.html?siteSect=913&sid=3998471&rubricId=17140]
[[Tsar|Czar]] [[Peter the Great]] created the city in 1703 as a "Window on Europe." From 1712 until 1918 St Petersburg was the imperial [[capitol|capital]] of Russia, the city facilitated Russia's expansion and modernisation. As a gateway to Western influence it attracted artists, scholars, scientists, soldiers and businessmen from all over Europe.[http://www.swissworld.org/eng/swissworld.html?siteSect=913&sid=3998471&rubricId=17140]
==[[Siege of Leningrad]]==
==[[Siege of Leningrad]]==