Peter the Great travels around Europe to learn how to build Russian navy

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Category
Culture
Place
Russia
Date
1697
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"Having a navy in Tsar Peter I's time was like having nuclear capability today, and the new tsar wanted Russia to join the elite club." [1001 Days]

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Russian Empire
1721
1917
Russian