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🗓 #OTD in 1731 the #Ladoga Canal, linking the Neva and the Svir Rivers, was opened to traffic. It was among the major construction projects of Peter the Great - largest waterway in 18th-century Europe. It was superseded by the New Ladoga Canal, remains a picturesque locale. https://t.co/oHiOAjqXsZ — PolitiTweet.org