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Part II: Peter’s Revolution and Aftermath
1703
Peter I (the Great) edits Russia’s first newspaper; first textbooks printed
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1714
In response to St. Petersburg’s classicism, traditionalists build Church of the Transfiguration, on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega, with 22 domes, the most complex wooden structure ever built in Russia
1715
Peter I begins construction of vast Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, to rival Versailles
1726
Academy of Sciences established, St. Petersburg
1735
Czarina Anna invites French dance teacher Jean Baptiste Lande to create Russian Imperial Academy to teach ballet to children of palace serfs; Lande also establishes ballet school in St. Petersburg
1736-1765
Michael Lomonosov, Russia’s greatest Enlightenment scientist, educator, writes Russian grammar, helping create vernacular, secular Russian language
1755
University of Moscow established
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Timeline: Russian Culture, Part III
- Timeline: Russian Culture, Part III
TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Current Events This Week: January 2023
African Americans by the Numbers
Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Current Events This Week: January 2023
African Americans by the Numbers
Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
