I watched a movie that Dimir Putin liked.
In general, I like historical cinema because it allows you to relive historical stories in your memory.
I once wrote summaries of books about Peter I and the Northern War, I wrote down in a notebook the dates of its main events, its results, etc. But these notes are lost, and if they were at hand, I am unlikely to return to them. Then there was a reason!
Why is the plot of the Northern War interesting?
The war lasted 21 years and began with a major defeat - the Battle of Nerva.
There Russia lost almost all its artillery. Church bells (!) had to be melted down to make cannons.
Charles XII and Peter I personally participated in the battles - bullets flew at the latter, but by some miracle they only hit his hat. There are also versions that bullets hit the symbol of the cross and the neck of the chest, but they require verification.
What did Russia get as a result?
First, access to the Baltic Sea. In fact, this is the mission that Peter voices throughout the film. Despite the fact that the boyars convinced him that it was not necessary.
Second, there are many new territories. Ingramlandia (St. Petersburg and a significant part of the Leningrad region), Livonia and Estonia (Latvia and Estonia today).
Third, Russia became an empire. And instead of a land power it became a sea power. And by the way, as a result of the war, a huge number of factories appeared in Russia, mainly metals, as well as a full-fledged navy and a completely different army.
Perhaps the main lesson of this story is that a country can start a big change even when the circumstances at the beginning are not at all in its favor and the intended changes require a lot of effort.
I thank the expert club of Digoria and the head of the platform Zaurbek Khogaev for organizing the viewing.