
Author: Lev Pushkaryov
Russian Life: October 1996
Department: Features
Page: 6 ( 2) pages
Summary: On October 20, 1696, a now legendary resolution, "Let there be sea ships," was passed by the Boyar Duma, heralding the beginning of the Russian navy. Lev Pushkaryov examines how this event came to change the Russian mentality.
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