Petr and Alexey

According to opinion polls, Russians at the beginning of the 21st century recognize Peter I as the most outstanding compatriot of all times and peoples. There are certainly other opinions. The Russian people have forgiven almost none of their rulers. He forgave Peter everything. He justified hundreds of thousands of ruined lives, filicide and the delay in the law on succession, which postponed the continuation of reforms by more than a hundred years. The personality of Peter the Great has always interested the greatest Russian writers.