In 1712, Peter the Great declared the new city of St. Petersburg as the capital of Russia, thus displacing Moscow as the seat of government. It remained Russia’s capital city until 1918, when by Lenin’s decree Moscow was restored to its ancient primacy as capital. Somewhat like oil producing
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