What kind of person was Peter the First?
From the first years of his life, the prince's rooms were filled with wooden bows, cannons with leather balls, pistols, banners and drums. Everything that teenagers love so much - war games, commanding regiments, handing out orders and ranks, studying military literature - was at Peter's disposal and was encouraged by his instructors. At the same time, the young king realized that he had enormous power in his hands.
Peter did not like falcons, hated ceremonial walks, did not "step on his feet", as befits a sovereign, but ran around and in general behaved in an untidy manner: he laughed, shouted, was energetic, carried away and always "wanted strange things".
From the age of 11 he accepted older soldiers into the ranks of his entertaining regiments, did marches and maneuvers with them, took training forts and forts. Older Englishmen and Germans (who realized that proximity to the young Tsar was beneficial to their careers) taught them artillery, geometry and fortifications - all of which would later spread to the Russian army and help win the Northern War.
The events of the Northern War and the most important battle in Poltava are discussed in Andrey Kravchuk's drama "Birth of an Empire". You can already watch the movie about Peter and his associates in cinemas.
And find out more about the first Russian emperor on our website.