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3 unusual facts about Botik of Peter the Great


Botik of Peter the Great

The boat was rediscovered at the Royal Izmaylovo Estate in 1688 by Peter the Great, then aged about sixteen.

The Botik of Peter the Great (also called St. Nicholas) was a miniaturized scaled-down warship discovered by Peter the Great at the Royal Izmaylovo Estate in 1688.

Peter continued to use it in state ceremonies and ordered that the boat be sailed down the Neva River on 30 August of every year.



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