The journey of Peter I to Western Europe. 1716-1717

On January 27, 1716, Peter I went from St. Petersburg to his second large European journey. Previously, in 1697 - 1698, he once left the country for a long time, but then he rode incognito, as if embarrassed by his position of the ruler of the barbaric state, who was on the periphery of European politics. Now, the monarch was heading to Europe, with which Europeans could not help but reckon. The main goal of it was to search for intermediaries, with the help of which it would be worthy, preserving territorial acquisitions in the Baltic, to complete the Northern War. The plans also had the expansion of trade and cultural contacts. The king’s route was complicated and winding. For a year and a half, he visited Germany, Denmark, Holland, France, then again in Holland, from where he returned through German lands on October 9, 1717 to his new capital. This book says about how this grandiose visit passed and what fruits he brought.
Julia Kozlova - a candidate of historical sciences, specializes in the study of the Petrine era