corpses and communications. These monuments tell the history of Peter the Great and his influence on the Russian army. They are part of the collection of the Military Historical Museum, which is located in St. Petersburg. Visitors can find

The book is dedicated to the history of the Russian army in the era of Peter the Great. On the basis of unique monuments of the late XVII-first quarter of the 18th century, the “memories” of the first Russian emperor and other military relics from the richest meeting of the military-historical museum of artillery, engineering and troops of communications, the author tells about the creation and development of the Russian regular army: from “funny »The military fun of the young king Peter and before the Persian campaign. A significant section is dedicated to the events of the Northern War (1700–1721).

Much attention is paid to the book by Peter the military reforms, the formation of the National Officer Corps, the formation of military education in Russia, as well as the adoption of new samples of artillery systems, manual firearms and cold weapons, and unification of military uniforms. The book is richly illustrated and contains a large number of images of weapons, uniforms and equipment, banners, award and commemorative medals, musical instruments, painting and graphics, as well as rare publications and documents. Most of these monuments of the military history of Petrovsky Russia were preserved in a single copy, have their own history and are published for the first time