On the novel "Peter I," this large-scale work, which is rightly considered a classic of Russian literature, Alexei Nikolaevich Tolstoy worked for almost fifteen years until his death in 1945. In the novel, he argued that dramatic changes in the life of Russia are impossible without strong and sometimes even cruel power, so it is not surprising that A.N. Tolstoy was one of I.V. Stalin's favorite writers. This edition of the novel is illustrated by beautiful illustrations by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin.