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#OTD๐ง in 1720 ๐ท๐บTsar #PeterTheGreat๐ issued a decree to install a turnpike at #StPetersburg's entrance - for the first time in #Russia. The innovation was intended to prevent bandits' attack on citizens. ๐ The city turnpike was lowered #FromDuskTillDawn. #RussianHistory https://t.co/U6YlWTprhz — PolitiTweet.org