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Russian Revolution in Petrograd

  • October RevolutionIn 1917, Russia faced a national debt of 50 billion roubles. Foreign debts alone exceeded 11 billion roubles. The country stood on the brink of financial…
  • Petrograd SovietOn the 27th of January 1917, the entire leadership of the Central Workers' Group was arrested and taken to the Peter and Paul Fortress.
  • Winter PalaceIn 1703, Peter the Great founded Saint Petersburg on a swampy delta of the Neva River. The first royal residence on this site was a humble log cabin known as…