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How a small fortressed city became the centre of the largest contiguous landmass in the world

18 April 2023

Professor Simon Dixon (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) contributes to a historical discussion on the invention of Russia and reveals why Peter the Great chose the territory of St Petersburg to build his "window into the West".

Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Invention of Russia'