The foundation of St. Petersburg
Alexey Venetsianov · 1838
Why it's great
Peter the Great and his companions look over the swamp on the Neva River where he will found Saint Petersburg in 1703, a new capital that was meant to be Russia's window to Europe.
🏛️ Part of history
Peter the Great & Russia Turns West (1682–1725) — Peter the Great and his companions look over the swamp on the Neva River where he will found Saint Petersburg in 1703, a new capital that was meant to be Russia's window to Europe.
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Alexey Venetsianov was a Russian painter born in Moscow in 1780. He is considered the founder of Russian paintings of peasant life, and started a school at his country estate. He died in 1847 in an accident when his horse bolted.
