Viva, Peter the Great! " How the Russian Empire was born 305 years ago on November 2, 1721, in the Trinity Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Peter I received the titles of Father of the Fatherland, All-Russian and Great Emperor - that's how the kingdom became an empire. The Senate and Synod asked him about it on October 20, but the sovereign "refused for a long time", citing modesty. After the liturgy, Chancellor Golovkin announced the petition, and the square erupted with chants of "Viot! "Hundreds of cannons from the admiralty and the Peter and Paul Fortress saluted, and 125 cannons were brought to Neve. Peter urged not to weaken the affairs of the army, "so that what happened to the Byzantine Empire does not happen to Russia." The celebration continued with a dinner for a thousand people, fireworks and wine fountains for the townspeople. Why the title became a symbol of victory in the Northern War and how it changed the status of the country - read in AiF.

Viva, Peter the Great! " How the Russian Empire was born 305 years ago on November 2, 1721, in the Trinity Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Peter I received the titles of Father of the Fatherland, All-Russian and Great Emperor - that's how the kingdom became an empire. The Senate and Synod asked him about it on October 20, but the sovereign "refused for a long time", citing modesty. After the liturgy, Chancellor Golovkin announced the petition, and the square erupted with chants of "Viot! "Hundreds of cannons from the admiralty and the Peter and Paul Fortress saluted, and 125 cannons were brought to Neve. Peter urged not to weaken the affairs of the army, "so that what happened to the Byzantine Empire does not happen to Russia." The celebration continued with a dinner for a thousand people, fireworks and wine fountains for the townspeople. Why the title became a symbol of victory in the Northern War and how it changed the status of the country - read in AiF.