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Capital Transfer
- When
- 1712
- Where
- New Capital
Peter I officially moved the capital from Moscow to Saint Petersburg in 1712.
The relocation was a deliberate political act by Peter I. It marked the end of Moscow's exclusive status as the capital and began Saint Petersburg's tenure as the seat of the Russian government, a role it maintained for most of the next two centuries.
Sources
- Peter the Great Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
- Saint Petersburg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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