On May 27, 2021 St. Petersburg celebrates the 318th anniversary of the city’s founding.
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To the Day of Russian Science
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780 years ago the Battle on the Ice happened
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“Whether to give a battle or leave Moscow” – a note on the military council before the battle of Borodino
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