The story of Peter the Great

Alexander Gustavovich Brikner (1834–1880) is a famous Russian historian of German origin, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor. Its most important works are devoted to the cultural and political history of Russia of the XVII and XVIII centuries. The childhood and youth of the Russian emperor, the years of teaching in Europe, the suppression of the Sagittarius of the Riot, the Azov campaigns, the Northern War, the transformation of old Russia into a strong state-about all this, Alexander Gustavovich tells easily and fascinatingly, recreating the flavor of the era of great transformations, fully revealing The significance of the Petrine reform for the development of the Russian state and society