[DOC] [TLE] Russian Empire - Wikipedia [PAR] Russia, also officially known as the Russian Empire, was a state that existed from 
1721 until it .... There he built Russia's new capital, Saint Petersburg, to replace 
Moscow, ... Caspian Sea at the expense of the at that time weakened Safavid 
Persians. ..... Nicholas II proved ineffective as a ruler and in the end his dynasty 
was... [DOC] [TLE] History of Moscow - Wikipedia [PAR] ... and adopted by the rulers of Vladimir-Suzdal in the 12th century (Alexander 
Nevsky) and eventually by Muscovy in the 14th century (Dmitry Donskoy). The 
city of Moscow gradually grew around the Moscow Kremlin, beginning in the 14th 
century. It was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow (or Muscovy), from 1340 
to ... Moscow was the capital of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
... [DOC] [TLE] Peter the Great - Wikipedia [PAR] Peter the Great Peter I or Peter Alexeyevich ruled the Tsardom of Russia and 
later the Russian .... Peter became the sole ruler when Ivan died in 1696. ... The 
Baltic Sea was at the time controlled by Sweden in the north, while the Black Sea 
and .... which he intended to become Russia's capital, so that all stonemasons 
could... [DOC] [TLE] How did Moscow become the Capital/most important city in Russia ... [PAR] Dec 14, 2011 ... In the modern time, the immediate reason to move the capital to ... masterful 
political play by their rulers jockeying for power/position in front of the ... Later the 
passage to the Black Sea became crucial since Russians were land locked. .... 
With that said, the capital was moved from Moscow to Peter's new city... [DOC] [TLE] History of St Petersburg - Lonely Planet Travel Information [PAR] For three centuries, Moscow hosted Russia's ruler tsars. ... Peter was anxious to 
turn Russia Westward, and he saw the Baltic Sea as the channel for change. The 
problem was ... Peter's vision for the new capital was grandiose; so was the task 
ahead. To find ... St Petersburg remained only half built, its dynamism diminished. [DOC] [TLE] Peter I (Russia) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] (16721725), known as Peter the Great, tsar and emperor of Russia, 16821725. 
... In June, following the bloody rebellion of the Moscow musketeers, in which 
members ... The navy, staffed mainly by foreign officers on both home-built and 
purchased ships, provided ... From about 1712 it came to be regarded as the 
capital. [DOC] [TLE] Saint Petersburg Russia facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] From 1712 until 1918, St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire. ... 
Peter the Great seized control over the confluence of the Neva River and the Gulf 
of Finland ... to better integrate Russia into Western Europe and secure a Baltic 
port. ... The Soviet regime's shift of its seat of government to Moscow in March 
1918... [DOC] [TLE] Peter I the Great  Russiapedia The Romanov dynasty Prominent ... [PAR] One of Russia's greatest statesmen, Peter the Great  the Tsar and first ... Born in 
1672 in Moscow, the future emperor was the son of Tsar Aleksey I. ... At this time, 
Russia's route to the Baltic coast was blocked by the powerful Swedes. ... and 
financial cost, St. Petersburg sprang up, becoming Russia's new capital in 1712. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of Russia [PAR] Its ruler at that time was Grand Duke Ivan III, better known as Ivan the Great. .... In 
1703 he transferred the capital from Moscow to a new city to be built from scratch 
on .... and China, and it had acquired extensive territory on the Pacific coast. .... 
By the end of the year, the Germans had seized most of the Soviet territory in the
... [DOC] [TLE] Sweden and Saint Petersburg | SwedenAbroad [PAR] This was Sweden's first attempt to cut Russia off from the Baltic Sea. ... the 
Russian throne - Prince Michail Romanov (1596-1645) was elected ruler of 
Russia. ... In addition to

Question: Moscow ceased for a time to be the capital of Russia when this ruler built a new capital on the Baltic Coast
Answer: Peter the Great