Timeline: Russian Culture Part II: Peter's Revolution and Aftermath by David Johnson

1703	1712	1714	1715	1726	1735	1736	1755	Next: The Golden Age

1703	Peter I (the Great) edits Russia's first newspaper; first textbooks printed Top
1714	In response to St. Petersburg's classicism, traditionalists build Church of the Transfiguration, on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega, with 22 domes, the most complex wooden structure ever built in Russia Top
1715	Peter I begins construction of vast Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, to rival Versailles Top
1726	Academy of Sciences established, St. Petersburg Top
1735	Czarina Anna invites French dance teacher Jean Baptiste Lande to create Russian Imperial Academy to teach ballet to children of palace serfs; Lande also establishes ballet school in St. Petersburg Top
1736-1765	Michael Lomonosov, Russia's greatest Enlightenment scientist, educator, writes Russian grammar, helping create vernacular, secular Russian language Top
1755	University of Moscow established Top
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