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1703-1725 · Imperial capital built as a western-facing project. This place matters because it makes imperial transformation visible as a deliberately constructed city rather than a naturally inherited capital.
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Saint Petersburg matters because it is a capital made by decision rather than inheritance. Keep the geography fixed while time reveals different people and moments.
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