Peter I and Modern Historiography: Reflections on the 350th Anniversary of the Great Reformer

摘要

Some features of the historiography covering the rule of Peter I are considered. The criticism of Petrine transformations that influenced the activities of merchants and the development of foreign trade and estimated judgments about the founding of St. Petersburg and its capital status is analyzed. A statement is put forward about Peter's reforms as the starting point of Russia's New Age.