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Printed from: http://petersburgcity.com/news/city/2001/07/19/news545/ City news, 19.07.2001 13:57 Saint-Petersburg is the most European of all Russian cities.
According to Putin – ‘300 anniversary of Saint-Petersburg should become an All-Russian event. Peter the Great founded the city as ‘a window to Europe’ – to connect Russia and Europe. That is why the anniversary of the city can be regarded as the anniversary of Russian and European Unity.’
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