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On this day in 1801 came last in the history of Russia a palace coup.As a result of the coup, the Mikhailovsky Castle in St. Petersburg was killed by Emperor Paul I. In this conspiracy, according to various estimates, took part from 30 to 70 people.The organizers of the coup, Count Palen and Prince Platon Zubov, a former favorite of Catherine, had personal reasons to hate Paul.
In general, the reason was the fact that the accession of Paul led to a sharp break Catherine`s orders, a move w...
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