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... Peter the Great in St. Petersburg ( " The Bronze Horseman " ) , the work of French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet , was unveiled accompa- nied by a thunderous salute . It stood on a 100,000 - pood ( 1,600 - ton ) rock pedestal found ...
... Peter the Great in St. Petersburg ( " The Bronze Horseman " ) , the work of French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet , was unveiled accompa- nied by a thunderous salute . It stood on a 100,000 - pood ( 1,600 - ton ) rock pedestal found ...
Page 32
... Peter the Great . Nikonov built and tested a prototype " underwa- ter boat " : his submarine could dive , surface and per- form underwater manoeuvres with relative ease . However , Czar Peter died in 1725 and the authorities forgot all ...
... Peter the Great . Nikonov built and tested a prototype " underwa- ter boat " : his submarine could dive , surface and per- form underwater manoeuvres with relative ease . However , Czar Peter died in 1725 and the authorities forgot all ...
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... Peter the Great , for one , had the highest digni- taries cudgelled at the slightest provo- Ication and several officers in the Guards were lashed in his time for excusable misdemeanours . A nobleman could not have a sense of honour ...
... Peter the Great , for one , had the highest digni- taries cudgelled at the slightest provo- Ication and several officers in the Guards were lashed in his time for excusable misdemeanours . A nobleman could not have a sense of honour ...
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