ГДЗ по английскому языку 8 класс Ваулина, Дули, Подоляко, Эванс - ответ spotlight on russia страница 8
Авторы: Ваулина Ю.Е., Дули Д., Подоляко О.Е., Эванс В.
Серия: Spotlight
Тип книги: Учебник
Год: 2016-2025
Премиум
Cultural Exchange
There are 31 historical and natural monuments in Russia that are protected by UNESCO. The central part of St Petersburg is among them. Let's have a look at this great city and its founder Peter the Great.
Spotlight on Russia learns about Peter the Great and his creation
Peter lf Peter the Great, was the Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. He was one of Russia's greatest statesmen, organizers, and reformers.
At the beginning of Peter's reign, Russia was territorially a huge power, but with no access to the Black, the Caspian or the Baltic Seas. To win such an access became the main goal of Peter's foreign policy.
At that time, Russia was backward. Breaking the resistance of the boyars and of the clergy he initiated a series of reforms that affected, in the course of 25 years, every field of the national life - administration, industry, commerce, technology, and culture. Thanks to the reforms, the economic activity and the population of the towns increased. Peter was the first ruler of Russia to sponsor education on secular (not religious) lines and to bring an element of state control into that field.
It is difficult to overestimate the influence of Peter the Great on the birth of St Petersburg. Peter himself chose the site for the new city, laying the foundation stone for the Peter and Paul Fortress and the city in May 1703.
According to one of the legends, Peter was boating around the Neva Delta, inspecting various islands. He came ashore on Zayachy Ostrov and suddenly noticed an eagle flying high in the sky above him (the eagle, in double-headed form, has been a symbol of the Russian government for centuries). This was interpreted as a good omen and the Tsar gave the command to build the fortress at this spot. The location of the fortress was strategically important, blocking the Neva's entrance to enemy fleets.
Immediately a small wooden cottage, combining elements of both Russian and Dutch architecture, was built for Peter, and has become famous as the Cabin of Peter the Great. On the left bank of the Neva, opposite the Cabin, the Tsar ordered to build a park with marble statues and fountains. In the park, that was called the Summer Garden, stands the modest, two-storey Summer Palace of Peter the Great.
St Petersburg buildings of that period belong to the World Heritage and are protected by UNESCO.
Discuss
• Have you ever been to St Petersburg? What impressed you most?
• We learn history v isiting such places, don't we? Why is it important to know history of your country?
• Do you think Peter I was a great Russian statesman? What makes you think so?
Activity
• Find out about another World Heritage Site in Russia and tell the class about it.
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