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Grand Embassy of Peter the Great

Years: 1697 - 1698

The Grand Embassy is a Russian diplomatic mission, sent to Western Europe in 1697-1698 by Peter the Great of Russia.

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—Howard Zinn, You Can't Be Neutral ... (2004)