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Russia has had many different capitals over the past 1,000 years.

Saint Petersburg was established in 1703 by Tsar Peter I (The Great) when he moved the capital from Moscow.

Saint Petersburg was renamed to Petrograd in 1914 and was renamed again to Leningrad in 1924 until 1991 when it reverted to Saint Petersburg.

The capital was moved back to Moscow in 1918 following the October Revolution of 1917.

Historical capitals of the Russian state included Novgorod, Kiev and Vladimir amongst others.

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