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Maltese Rossica
Read more...One of the most fascinating episodes in the history of Russia is the establishment of close ties with the Knights of St John of Jerusalem, a religious and military order of the Roman Catholic Church ...
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Swiss Rossica
Read more...The cultural ties between Russia and Switzerland enjoy a long history, stretching back over three hundred years. In the early eighteenth century, Peter the Great invited Swiss engineers, architects a...
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Dutch Rossica
Read more...From an early age, Peter the Great greatly admired Holland and did all he could to copy the Netherlands. He had a weakness for everything to do with this European nation and, consciously or not, tran...
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Italian Rossica
Read more...Founded by Peter the Great in 1703 as Russia’s “window on Europe,” St Petersburg has always been a town of international culture. German, French and Dutch architects, sculptors, painters, draughtsmen...
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Scottish Rossica
Read more...Scottish Architects in Imperial Russia Scottish Architects in the Soviet Union
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