You can often hear the expression "Peter the Great" when it comes to Russia at the turn of the 18th century. And this is true - after all, our country was transformed under Peter I. The beginning of this era was marked by the Great Northern War, after which Russia became a military and naval power, while Sweden, on the contrary, lost this status forever. People and battles of turbulent turning points appear on the pages of a new book by a famous writer-historian.