Although Peter the Great could only wear the imperial crown for just three years, his military, political, and social ...

Monument to Peter the Great. View from park, with text of Peter's order (ukaz) to preserve the Pleshscheyevo flotilla. Summer 1911. Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky ...

In real life, Peter III's death was shrouded in mystery and conspiracy. In 1762, a coup led by the real Catherine the Great forced the unpopular emperor to abdicate the throne.

Even though Peter dies in "The Great" Season 3, there are plenty of reasons to stay excited about what could come next in Season 4.

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 ...