Peter the Great's Window to the West: Building St. Petersburg — Fexingo History copertina

Peter the Great's Window to the West: Building St. Petersburg — Fexingo History

Peter the Great's Window to the West: Building St. Petersburg — Fexingo History

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 In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the audacious construction of St. Petersburg, Peter the Great's 'paradise' and his window to the West. They delve into the swampy, mosquito-infested Neva delta where the city was built, the forced labor of hundreds of thousands of serfs and Swedish prisoners of war, and the staggering human cost—estimates range from 30,000 to 100,000 deaths. Lucas explains how Peter personally drove the project, from designing the fortress to mandating stone construction across Russia to supply the new capital. They discuss the symbolic architecture, including the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and how the city embodied Peter's vision of a modern, secular Russia. The episode also touches on the 1703 founding date, the first buildings, and the early struggles against floods and disease. Luna asks about the reaction of the boyars and ordinary Russians, and Lucas paints a picture of a city born from sheer imperial will—a monument to Peter's relentless drive to transform Russia.

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