Peter grew up at Izmaylovo Estate and was educated at the Amusement Palace from an early age by several tutors commissioned by his father, most notably Nikita Zotov See more

Peter reigned for around 43 years. He implemented sweeping reforms aimed at modernizing Russia. Heavily influenced by his advisors, like See more

Peter the Great had two wives, with whom he had fifteen children, three of whom survived to adulthood. Peter's mother selected his first wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina, when he was only … See more

Peter has been featured in many histories, novels, plays, films, monuments and paintings. They include the poems The Bronze Horseman See more

As a young man, Peter I adopted the Protestant model of existence in a pragmatic world of competition and personal success, … See more

Peter had a great interest in dissenters and visited gatherings of Quakers and Mennonites. He did not believe in miracles and founded See more

Peter's legacy has always been a major concern of Russian intellectuals. Peter is a more complex character than he is sometimes given … See more