Peter was the first Russian monarch to receive an education both in Russia and abroad. Even as a boy, the youngest son of Tsar Alexey was naturally curious and drawn to learning, and he received his education not only from palace tutors, but also in German Town, a district of Moscow where many enlightened foreigners lived.

Ekaterina is a 2014 Russia-1 historical television series starring Marina Aleksandrova as the eventual Russian empress Catherine the Great.The first season tells the story of princess Sophie Friederike Auguste, and her rise to power to become Empress of Russia, following a coup d'état and the assassination of her husband, Peter III.The second season portrays the challenges she …

Life as a servant. The life of Catherine I was said by Voltaire to be nearly as extraordinary as that of Peter the Great himself. Said to have been born on 15 April 1684 (o.s. 5 April), she was originally named Marta Helena Skowrońska which is a Polish spelling.Marta was the daughter of Samuel Skowroński (later spelt Samuil Skavronsky), a Roman Catholic farmer from the eastern …

Jun 01, 2018 · The palace was commissioned by Petr Borisovich Sheremetev, the son of Boris Petrovich Sheremetev, a Russian Field Marshal directly under Peter the Great. ... The Peterhof’s Grand Palace was designed to be the centerpiece of Peter the Great’s “Russian Versaille”. Designed by Jean-Baptiste Le Blond, it was built between 1714-1721 at the ...

His son Nikita Demidov (1656 -1725) made his fortune by his skill in the manufacture of weapons, and established an iron foundry for the government. Peter the Great, with whom he was a favorite, ennobled him to princely status in 1720. For two centuries, the Demidov plants produced a large portion of Russia's iron and steel.

- Knowell secretly follows his son to London; meanwhile, Wellbred's brother-in-law, the merchant Kitely, worries that Wellbred's behavior will give his business a bad reputation, all the while suspecting his own wife of infidelity. ... His coworkers often make fun of his worn-out overcoat, so he visits his tailor Petrovich, who says that the ...