Stories About Peter the First
2 hrs. 16 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Sergey Petrovich Alekseyev
Author
Sergey Petrovich Alekseyev
Narrator
Vyacheslav Gerasimov
Narrator
Vyacheslav Gerasimov
Description
In plain, interesting, and entertaining language, this audio book tells about the era of Peter the Great, the great state reforms, and the military campaigns of the reformer-tsar.
Young listeners will learn about the little Peter’s childhood amusements, the creation of a navy and factories in the Urals, the victories and defeats in the war with the Swedes for access to the Baltic Sea, and the building of St. Petersburg. They’ll also hear how Peter I cut the beards of the boyars, what “cipher” schools are, how the first Russian newspaper appeared and what young boyars studied abroad. And there’s also a story about the drummer of the bombardier company, Babate Barabyka, and about how the tsar’s closest associate, Alexander Menshikov, staged a masquerade battle…
Young listeners will learn about the little Peter’s childhood amusements, the creation of a navy and factories in the Urals, the victories and defeats in the war with the Swedes for access to the Baltic Sea, and the building of St. Petersburg. They’ll also hear how Peter I cut the beards of the boyars, what “cipher” schools are, how the first Russian newspaper appeared and what young boyars studied abroad. And there’s also a story about the drummer of the bombardier company, Babate Barabyka, and about how the tsar’s closest associate, Alexander Menshikov, staged a masquerade battle…
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