The History of Peter the Great

Alexander Gustavovich Brickner (1834–1880) — a famous Russian historian of German descent, Doctor of Philosophy, professor. His most important works are devoted to the cultural and political history of Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Brickner's monumental work "The History... of Peter the Great" comprehensively and impartially characterizes the personality of Peter the Great. The childhood and youth of the Russian emperor, the years of study in Europe, the suppression of the Streltsy uprising, the Azov campaigns, the Northern War, the transformation of old Russia into a strong state — all this Alexander Gustavovich narrates easily and engagingly, recreating the colorful epoch of great transformations, fully revealing the significance of Peter's reforms for the development of the Russian state and society.