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Friday, 13 November 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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Charles Darwin
In 1838, Charles Darwin developed the theory of natural selection.
Based on his own collections and travel notes, following the scientific methodology of the progressi ...
William Shakespeare
Some researchers believe Shakespeare was not fond of his wife.
He lived and worked in London, while Anne stayed in Stratford. Many researchers also believe that she was the prototype of the antagonist of a play called “Taming of the Shrew.”
Abraham Lincoln
At a very young age, he lost his younger brother Thomas due to illness, and his mother died shortly thereafter.
A few years later he also lost his older sister, who died of postpartum fever.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Also of great distinction was Kosciuszko's admission (as one of three foreigners) by fellow combatants to the Society of the Cincinnati, founded by the most distinguished officers.
The Society of the Cincinnati was an association formed by veterans of the American Revolution on Ma ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
After less than a year on Elba, Napoleon escaped from the island in February 1815 and appeared in Paris on the first of March, embracing power in France for 100 days.
Napoleon's famous 100 days ended with his defeat on June 18, 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo in Belg ...
Peter the Great
He built from scratch the new city of St. Petersburg, to which he moved the country's capital.
In 1721, the Senate proclaimed Tsar Peter the Great as Emperor of All-Russia.
Frederic Chopin
In the autumn of 1810 the Chopin family moved to Warsaw.
They settled in a tenement house on Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, which no longer exists, and soon ...
Anna Pavlova
Anna was the principal ballerina of the Imperial Russian Ballet.
The Imperial Russian Ballet, currently known as the Kirov Ballet, was founded in the 18th century an ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
During his studies he became interested in comedy and theater.
He created his own miniature theater called "Homeless". Soon he founded his own troupe "Kryvyi Rih" ...
Christopher Columbus
After sailing for more than two months, one of the sailors spotted land. The ships probably reached Watling Island (San Salvador), Bahamas.
The sailors noticed gold jewellery among the natives. When asked about the origin of the jewellery, ...