Table of Contents
Special Issue
The Life of Peter the Great
by John Barrow Esq., 1903
Part 2
See Issue 33#1-2 for Part 1 of this Special Issue.
The Battle of Poltava
The Battle of the Pruth
The Czar’s Naval Victory over the Swedes
• Rejoicings
• A Russian Entertainment
• Death of the Consort of Alexis
• The Czarina Catharine Brings Peter a Son
• Strange Rejoicings
• Progressive Improvements at St. Petersburg
Charles XII. Returns to Sweden
• The Czar Visits Holland, France, and Prussia
The Trial, Condemnation, and Death of the Czarovitz Alexis
The Peace of Neustadt
• Peter Entreated to Accept the Titles of Emperor, Great, and Father of His Country
• Several New Institutions and Manufactories Established
• An Embassy Sent to China
• Assemblies, or Soirées, Instituted
• Peter’s Mode of Living
• Provides for the Succession
Peter Directs His Views towards Persia
• Failure of the Expedition
• Trial and Punishment of Certain Delinquents
• Celebration of the “Little Grandsire,” the First Germ of the Russian Navy
The Coronation of Catharine
• Sickness and Death of Peter the Great
• His Character and Epitaph
