Abstract
The article traces the history and development of the Imperial estate of Ropsha, near St Petersburg, from its incorporation into the Russian state after the Great Northern War up to the present day. It gained lasting notoriety as the place where Peter III was murdered in 1762, and had an interesting history under Grigorii Orlov (1764-83). Developed according to plans by Eropkin, Rastrelli and Porto by a succession of elite owners, it was sold back to the Crown in 1801. A centre of fish-breeding during the Soviet period, its palace now in a ruined state, it awaits redevelopment, while 1762 is not forgotten.
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