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WEEK 1
Peter the Great and the Rise of St. Petersburg

ASSIGNMENT 1:

Read all the sections, including the linked primary material, on the following site:

Read through the three sections below (following the links out to the topics which interest you) from An Illustrated History of St. Petersburg posted on Saint-Petersburg.com:

Listen to some of these suggested multi-media lectures from the series A History of Russia by Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lectures):


SUPPLEMENTARY LINKS:

(Links marked with an * are particularly recommended)

Russia and St. Petersburg on the Map.

Russian Geography (8:11 min.). Recorded multi-media lecture by Professor Michael Petrovich.

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Primary Sources, Scholarly and General Articles on Peter the Great
Before Peter the Great Took Power. Moscow. The Kremlin. The Romanov Dynasty. The Church.
People Associated with Peter the Great
Places Associated with Peter the Great
Peter Creates a Military and Naval Power
Peter Builds a Civil Society
Founding and Growth of St. Petersburg
Life in Peter's Petersburg
Peter's Death and Legacy


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Primary Sources, Scholarly and General Articles on Peter the Great


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Before Peter the Great Took Power
Moscow. The Kremlin. The Romanov Dynasty. The Church.


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People Associated with Peter the Great


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Places Associated with Peter the Great


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Peter Creates a Military and Naval Power


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Peter Builds a Civil Society


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Founding and Growth of St. Petersburg


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Life in Peter's Petersburg


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Peter's Death and Legacy


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