Peter's Day

When we mention the name of Peter the Great, an image appears of a majestic, powerful man—“the one who cut a window into Europe” and ordered, “Shave the beards of all the boyars.”

In the audiobook by Alexey Tolstoy—“Peter’s Day,” “Marta Rabé”—we see a completely different ruler: having vodka for breakfast, paralyzing those around him with nothing but a glance, and building a city on swamps and bones. And all this is for one sole goal: the greatness and glorification of Russia—even at the price of thousands of human lives.