From the mast to the keel

The book tells about the emergence of the Russian fleet under Peter the first, starting with the Botik and "High Flotilla" and ending with the Military Courts of the Admiralty shipyard. How was the ship built at the end of the XVII - early XVIII century? Who studied Russian ships? How starting how to descend on the water than equipped and armed ships? What are the names of the sail? Who was the crew of a sailing vessel? In what language the ships are talking to "? The book is saturated with many historical and technical details. The reader learns about the service and the life of the ship, punishments and promotions, about the first Petrovsky maritime statute, about the associates of the tireless king. And of course, about the first Victorias of the young Fleet of Russia. All this is alive and fascinatingly tells the famous scientist, doctor of historical sciences Yevgeny Anisimov. And the artist Nikita Andreev not only shows detail ships in the context, but also explains why ship instruments, mechanisms and technical devices are needed