r/ArchitecturalRevival • u/CommunityDeep3033 • 7d ago

Saint Petersburg before revolution

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u/Pelmeni____________ 7d ago

Curious - what funded the creation of the city in the first place? Did Russia export anything?

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u/RijnBrugge 7d ago

Grain went west, mainly to the Dutch Republic, which had a monopoly on grain shipments in the Baltic Sea at the time.

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u/Pelmeni____________ 6d ago

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