Russian Empire: Peter I, Anna Ioannovna, Elizabeth Petrovna

A series of books dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Empire is based on expanded and recycled materials of the documentary series of the same name. Addresses in the country and abroad, where the author"s comments were removed, visited again specifically for the book project. Each essay on the reign accompany the pages of the guidebook: how to get to the described historic place and what to pay attention to. GPS coordinates are given, if necessary, access hours and ticket prices.
The first volume covers the times of Peter 1, Anna John and Elizabeth Petrovna. The founder of the Empire, the Great Reformer, "Trushenik on the throne" - why did he be the most revered monarch and to the revolution, and in the USSR, and in the current Russia? Is his niece Anna, famous for descendants, first of all because of an ice house? How at the daughter of Peter, "Merry Elisvet", the Russian yard found his shine, and began to flow of science and arts?
Tom contains more than 300 reproductions, photos, drawings and cards