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Wednesday, 19 August 2026
32 facts about Peter the Great
32 facts about Peter the Great
The first Emperor of all Russia
Peter the Great is considered one of Russia's greatest rulers. He was a great reformer, strategist, and builder who was the first of the tsars to trav ...

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Michelangelo
He had many plans and dreams connected with his art, but he failed to achieve them all.
As his most significant failure, he considered the completion of Pope Julius II's tomb in the form h ...
William Shakespeare
In one entry in the Stationer’s Register of Stationer’s Company of London, a Society established in 1403 with a monopoly on the publishing industry, Shakespeare, as well as John Fletcher, Shakespeare’s associate, is credited with the authorship of the play “Cardenio” staged by the King’s Men in 1613.
Professor Brean Hammond of the University of Nottingham claims that in the play “Double Falsehood” b ...
Frederic Chopin
At the age of six he began taking piano lessons from Wojciech Żywny, a Polish pianist of Czech origin.
Żywny taught Chopin for six years. He acquainted Frederic with works of the baroque and classical mu ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte is the author of the romantic novel "Clisson and Eugenie" ("Clisson et Eugenie").
It tells the story of a soldier at war and his beloved woman waiting at home. The story was based on ...
Homer
Homer probably lived in the eighth century BC.
There is no more precise information about the poet's origins, his family or his life. Even the ancients did not know his fate, although he was already considered an outstanding artist and authority.
Robert Oppenheimer
His funeral was attended by 600 of his scientific, political and military colleagues.
The scientist's body was cremated, and his ashes placed in an urn were thrown into the sea by Oppenheimer's wife.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
After the annexation of Crimea and the establishment of separatist republics in Donbass, Volodymyr Zelenski stopped cooperating with Russian television.
He publicly condemned Russia's actions and stressed that the territories annexed by the Russian Federation belong to Ukraine.
Ludwig van Beethoven
The years 1804-1810 were the period of exceptional creative fertility of the composer.
At that time, four symphonies, four concertos, five quartets, trios, sonatas, and overtures were created.
Robert Oppenheimer
Years later, Oppenheimer was rehabilitated by President John F. Kennedy. He awarded him the Enrico Fermi Prize in 1963 for his contributions to the development of atomic energy.
After Kennedy's assassination, his successor, President Lyndon Johnson, presented Oppenheimer with t ...
Homer
The Odyssey is the story of the adventures of King Odysseus.
It begins after the end of the Trojan War. The epic describes the fate of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, ...