According to the All-Union Sociological Study "A Book in Modern Society, conducted by the Book Institute in 1988, readers are very interested in historical literature, especially on the history of the Fatherland, to Russian, Soviet, and foreign authors. In this regard, K. Valishevsky's books are also of interest to the general reader. Despite the fact that many of Valishevsky's assessments and conclusions may seem controversial today, Peter the Great will certainly interest all lovers of Russian history, primarily due to the huge amount of little-known factual material collected and presented in the book.