Peter the Great visited the West twice during his lifetime. Those visits modernized Russia and fostered ambitions which remain to this day.

Czar Peter the Great of Russia casts a long shadow over history. A giant of a man, with appetites for learning and adventure to match, he did more to modernize his country than pretty much any ...

Although Peter the Great could only wear the imperial crown for just three years, his military, political, and social conquests were so significant that his death, which marks three centuries this ...

Construction of the ship Peter the Great started in 2016 and was meant to take two years, but its launch has been postponed repeatedly.

The flagship of the Russian Navy, Pyotr Veliky or 'Peter the Great', is the largest operational warship in the world that isn’t an aircraft carrier.

How Catherine really became 'The Great' Once the upstart foreigner stole Russia’s throne, there was no stopping her enlightened reforms, her empire's expansion, and her pursuit of love and legacy.

Several months before the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin played history teacher for a class of Russian schoolchildren. For Putin, the answers were obvious. Peter’s armies were ...

Despite his delusions, Putin is no Peter the Great At war with democracy to buttress his regime's security and preserve his legacy ...

"The Great" season 3's surprising death happened in real life, but in a different way. Here's what happened in the show, and in real life.

Throughout the reign of Peter the Great, and numerous other leaders at other points in history, Russia encompassed portions of eastern Europe including Poland. Given that and the fact that Russia ...