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Three centuries without Peter the Great, the mirror in which Putin looks: "He has no other history to talk about than the Russian Empire"
The current occupant of the Kremlin uses the example of the first emperor to justify his policy: "Just like him, today we ...
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Tartus Loss: How It Weakens Russia’s Global Power
This ambition dates back to the establishment of the Russian navy by Peter the Great in 1696 ... Recently, Russia’s position in Tartus has come under serious threat. With the departure of ...
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Catherine the Great (1729 – 1796)
Catherine's major influences on her adopted country were in expanding Russia's borders and continuing the process of Westernisation begun by Peter the Great. During her reign she extended the ...