Петр Великий

This book introduces the reader to the most interesting stories, legends, anecdotes, fairy tales and songs about Peter the Great, who to this day remains in the popular mind the embodiment of the ideal model of the ruler.
The well-known Russian philologist-folklorist and ethnographer, Professor B.N. , J. von Shtelin, S.V. Maksimova, E.V. Barsova, etc.) Peter sometimes finds himself in the most unexpected situations, acts as a ship's pilot, rescuer of the drowning, scout in an enemy fortress, godfather to a sailor's child and etc. The reader will see the Sovereign Emperor surrounded by familiar historical characters (Empress Catherine, the courtier Menshikov, the jester Balakirev) and the traditional heroes of Russian folklore (soldiers, boyars, robbers).

This book is fascinating reading and addressed to the widest range of readers.