The large-scale historical drama "Birth of an Empire" shows success at the box office - and we continue to publish a series of episodes of the Russian Radio University program "Peter the Great and His Empire". Historian Kniazki: The title of emperor showed that Russia is not one of the violins, but at least one of the first two violins in Europe Author of the series, doctor of historical sciences, professor from the Moscow Economic Institute, honorary employee of higher professional education in Russia Igor Kniazki: "When Peter becomes emperor, it is a shock for Europe. Until now, it was believed that there was only one emperor in Europe - the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Only he has the right to the title of emperor, the rest are kings, no matter how much power they have. And here in Eastern Europe is the emperor. Peter understood very well the meaning of his victories and how he should establish himself in Europe. The title of emperor showed: Russia is an empire. And that we are not only one of the violins in the European orchestra, but at least one of the first two violins." Watch the episode Subscribe to Radio Russia on Telegram | MAX and download the official app of Radio Russia!

The large-scale historical drama "Birth of an Empire" shows success at the box office - and we continue to publish a series of episodes of the Russian Radio University program "Peter the Great and His Empire". Historian Kniazki: The title of emperor showed that Russia is not one of the violins, but at least one of the first two violins in Europe Author of the series, doctor of historical sciences, professor from the Moscow Economic Institute, honorary employee of higher professional education in Russia Igor Kniazki: "When Peter becomes emperor, it is a shock for Europe. Until now, it was believed that there was only one emperor in Europe - the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Only he has the right to the title of emperor, the rest are kings, no matter how much power they have. And here in Eastern Europe is the emperor. Peter understood very well the meaning of his victories and how he should establish himself in Europe. The title of emperor showed: Russia is an empire. And that we are not only one of the violins in the European orchestra, but at least one of the first two violins." Watch the episode Subscribe to Radio Russia on Telegram | MAX and download the official app of Radio Russia!