History of Tsarskoye Selo, or rather the area around the rivers Narva, Neva and Luga, known from the Novgorod Chronicles. The region of the Neva river was of strategic importance for local residents, there were important trade routes, which has long been a bone of contention for the Germans, Swedes and Russians.After the victory over the Swedes first, what did Peter I, who sought by all means to bring backward Russia to Europe, was the establishment of the new capital Санкт-Петербурга.
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