Peter I: The Last Tsar and the First Emperor (Russian: Пётр I: Последний царь и первый император, romanized: Pyotr I: Poslednyy tsar i pervyy imperator) is a 2022 Russian historicaldocumentary film directed by Andrei Kravchuk[1] about the fate of one of the brightest Russian rulers, who forever rewrote the history of the country.[2][3]
A large-scale reconstruction project about events in Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries, telling about the transformation of Ancient Rus' into the Russian Empire and the construction of a state that became the foundation for modern Russia. The film tells the story of the formation and reign of Peter the Great, the fourteenth child in the family, who took the throne, won access to the sea in the absence of a professional army and navy, and over the course of several decades brought a country that no one reckoned with into world leadership.[6]
The premiere of the tape is scheduled for November 3, 2022. The release of the project is dedicated to the 350th anniversary of Peter the Great. The film can be seen in Russian cinemas.
