Today at 13:10 Moscow time at the Russian Radio University! The subject of the program: "The achievement of the defenders of the Poltava fortress. On the Eve of the Decisive Battle with Charles XII Why Charles XII intended to divide Russia into the Principalities of Appanages How the Swedish army reached its maximum strength in 1709 Why the Swedes had to disperse their troops Why Charles XII put the entire fate of war-weary Sweden at stake Could Charles XII have received help from his patron in Poland Stanislav Leszczynski, what were the consequences of the Russian army on the winner of Poland. The Swedes on the eve of the assault on the Poltava fortress, why the Swedish king moved to Poltava, what was the size of the Russian garrison and the Russian patriotism of the residents of Poltava, why the Swedes drove the Zaporozhian Cossacks with sticks to dig siege fortifications, with what skill the Swedish Polta tried to attack Charles XII. The First Army lost one-sixth of the army in the siege, about the brilliant forays and alertness of the Tver and Osteug regiments of the Poltava garrison, how the Russians began to produce gunpowder right in the fortress, about the achievement of the Little Russians and the failure of the Zaps, how the Swedish king suffered greatly from the wound of De, why Poltava undermined the iron spirit of the Swedish army, about the heroism of the Cossacks Yaik and Gnibat 2,500 Swedish horse, how Peter the Great imposed his strategy on Charles XII, the Russian use of hides for a large field battle, why Charles XII was captured near Poltava and his friends. Psychological catastrophe - watch and listen to the continuation of our special project "Peter the Great and his Empire". Visitor of the Russian Radio University Igor Olgovich Kniazki, author of the series, doctor of historical sciences, professor, honorary worker of higher professional education in Russia. Rebroadcast of the broadcast from 09/14/2023. Video is broadcast on the Telegram channel of Radio Russia, on MAX, on the VKontakte page and in the official application.