In the movie "Birth of an Empire" Russia is presented not as adjacent to Europe, but as its full part. Vesti journalist Dmitry Caistro drew attention to this in his column. He noted that the film presents an important nuance: Peter I was fighting not with Europe as a civilization, but with a political camp whose main goal was to keep Russia on the periphery. "The alliance with Augustus II and Denmark shows that even then Europe was not monolithic: there were and remain today (with all the reservations) forces that are ready to recognize multipolarity. In "Birth of an Empire", Russia is presented not as "adjacent" to Europe, but as its full part. Historically, from Lisbon to the Ural region, this is another common architectural and cultural thing that created a space of civilization. Modern Europe has mutated and deteriorated ideologically and with its elites." In the film "Birth of an Empire", as the journalist pointed out, the line of succession did not sound declarative. He emphasizes: Peter I does not copy Europe, but adapts its technologies to fit his tasks. "For him, a loan is not subjugation, but a way to maintain subjectivity: to be able to do at the best level, but according to your own rules. Peter's lesson for Russia's modern relations with Europe and other countries has not changed: you can learn what increases your ability to act independently, and not what makes you dependent on other people's standards."