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History GK · Q387

World History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 387

Q387

'St. Petersburg' city was founded by the

A.
Peter the Great
Answer
B.
Feodor III
C.
Catherine I
D.
Peter II

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703. It became capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years (1712–1728, 1732–1918). St. Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917.