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How the Czechs RENAMED the capital of the Russian Empire (VIDEO)
Gateway to Russia
Jan 19 2026
History
This happened at the very beginning of World War I, when the Czech diaspora in St. Petersburg decided to appeal to Tsar Nicholas II.
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