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inflamed by leaders like vladimir lenin, the russian working class revolted against the czarissystem. this marked the beginning of 70 years of soviet communist government. under the czars, st. petersburg was russia s capital. it was an industrial city and a trading port, with strong links to western europe. for a city with such a significant role in both russia and the world, st. petersburg s location was, and still is, exceptional. it lies almost as far north as anchorage in alaska. yet it is actually the fourth largest city in europe after moscow, london and paris. the reason st. petersburg is here is because of one man czar peter the great. 300 years ago, he chose this location on the neva river delta to build an entire new city. palaces and churches, boulevards, a shipyard rose out of the swamp. st. petersburg is a remarkable and amazing city. when peter the great selected this isolated site, it didn t seem to have a chance of surviving. but he wanted to find a place and

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