The arrival of Charles caused a panic, and from that panic Peter, the most impressionable of men, was the first to suffer.Continuing The Battle of
The Battle of Poltava
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Peter of Russia Turns Towards Sweden.IntroductionIn 1700 Sweden, like
Alexander I and Nicholas I
Of this hate which Nicholas felt for liberal forms of government there yet remain monuments in the great museum of the Kremlin.Continuing Russian
The Greats, Peter and Catherine, Make Serfdom Worse
As Russia entered the nineteenth century, the hearts of earnest men must have sunk within them.Continuing Russian Serfs Freed,with a selection
Russian Serfs Freed
This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Origins of Russian Serfdom.IntroductionBy the act that freed the serfs
Peter Puts Down Streltsi Disturbances
Today's installment concludes Peter the Great Suppresses the Streltsi,our selection from History of Russia by Alfred Rambaud published in 1878. For
Peter Travels to Western Europe
Though much occupied with his technical studies, he had not neglected policyContinuing Peter the Great Suppresses the Streltsi,our selection
Peter Goes to War
Peter shared the sentiments of his people, and had the enthusiasm of a crusader against the infidel.Continuing Peter the Great Suppresses the
Peter Grows up
"The child is amusing himself," the courtiers of Sophia affected to observe; but these amusements disquieted her.Continuing Peter the Great