1957 Leningrad celebration

[Beyer, Tom]

I'm a long way from my history books- but did SPb become the capital in
1707? And when was the Russian Empire officially declared?

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> I am searching for the reason why the 250th anniversary of Leningrad
> was celebrated in June 1957.  Every book gives the founding of
> Leningrad in the year of 1703. This is part of my research for my
> senior thesis. One secondary source has indicated that Khrushchev may
> have picked this particular year for political motivations. Any help
> with this puzzle would be much appreciated.
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