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Peter the Great’s absolutist monarchy of Russia lasted until the Revolution in 1917. (Photo: Arkhangelskoye Palace)

Peter the Great’s absolutist monarchy of Russia lasted until the Revolution in 1917. (Photo: Arkhangelskoye Palace)

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Peter the Great’s absolutist monarchy of Russia lasted until the Revolution in 1917. (Photo: Arkhangelskoye Palace)

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