Peter 1 was handsome. Let us ask ourselves an unexpected question: was Peter I a Russian man? Prisoner in the Iron Mask

1) So, it turned out that out of the entire embassy, ​​consisting of 20 nobles and 35 commoners, only one Menshikov returned along with “Peter”. And all the other participants in the “Great Embassy”, who knew the Tsar well by sight and could confirm his authenticity, died under unclear circumstances, which “Peter” refused to talk about with anyone, including representatives of the clergy, until his death. Probably all these people died under torture, but did not betray their real king, people and fatherland.

2) The second evidence is related to the strong changes in the king’s appearance that occurred in just over a year of his absence. Thus, a comparative description of the portraits of Tsar Peter before his departure to Europe and the person who arrived back under his name revealed a number of external inconsistencies. So, he left the country as a man who looked 25 years old, had a round face and a wart under his left eye, was above average height and had a heavy build. The man who returned was already 2 meters 4 centimeters tall, very thin and with a completely different face shape. Moreover, he looked at least 40 years old. And what's most interesting is Foreigners living in Russia openly called him “our tsar.”

3) The replacement of the king was also noticed by Peter’s close relatives. We are told a historical myth that his sister allegedly wanted to seize the throne, and therefore declared him an “impostor.” But my own sister could not help but notice the substitution. And she was not alone, and therefore she was supported by the archers, who knew the king personally. But the rebellion was suppressed with the help of foreign mercenaries, and Princess Sophia was exiled to a monastery. But if the falsifiers of history accused the king’s sister of wanting to seize the throne, they failed to come up with a “convenient” version with Peter’s wife. After all, Evdokia Lopukhina was almost the only person whom the real Peter trusted as himself and sincerely loved. Their connection was so strong that during his trip to Europe, Peter sent her letters almost every day until a certain moment, until the substitution took place. And the man who arrived under the guise of Peter did not meet with his previously beloved wife and sent her to a monastery, despite the persuasion of the priests, to whose will he had previously listened.

4) The man who arrived under the guise of Peter had a very suspiciously bad memory of his former acquaintances. He could not remember the faces of many of his relatives. I was constantly confused about names and did not remember a single detail from my “past life” before my trip to Europe. At the same time, not only Peter’s relatives and friends suspected a substitution. His former associates Lefort and Gordon, as well as some other high-ranking persons who persistently sought communication with the king, were killed under strange circumstances immediately after the arrival of the impostor. And one more very interesting detail - the new “Peter” absolutely did not remember where the library of Ivan the Terrible was located, although its coordinates were strictly passed down from tsar to tsar by inheritance.

It is likely that it was this library, where authentic historical sources about our and world history were kept, that was almost the main goal of those forces that carried out the replacement of the tsar and they hoped that the impostor would be able to discover its traces in Russia. Why was this library so important to them and why is it still so today? Yes, because it is capable of literally “exploding” the entire false and falsified “official history” that the Vatican and its servants have been inventing for centuries. The question is. what do the masons have to do with it? Doesn’t the city on the Neva “built” by “Peter” have many Masonic symbols? So the connection between the Freemasons and the false Peter is quite obvious and reveals to us who the man who played the role of the Russian Tsar really was.

And the question is, what does the Vatican have to do with it, which seems to be fighting the Freemasons? Yes, the fact of the matter is that “sort of.” In fact, both the Vatican and the Freemasons serve the same masters and all their “enmity” is purely external, aimed at deceiving ordinary people, just like the “official history” concocted together. But if the Vatican “supervises” the religions of the “biblical project,” then the Freemasons “supervise” official science. This is exactly how total control is carried out to ensure that humanity does not gain access to “forbidden knowledge.” So, it is in the Vatican library, which has many underground levels of many kilometers, that many artifacts and authentic historical documents of past civilizations, as well as ancient knowledge about the structure of our world, are kept secret from ordinary people.

And if you think that access to these artifacts is possible for mere mortals, then you are very mistaken. This is why it was so important for the Vatican and the Freemasons to gain access to the library of Ivan the Terrible. And without it, the new “tsar” was content only with the massive confiscation and destruction of ancient Russian books from monasteries, although this also caused considerable damage to our culture. But let us return to the evidence of the substitution of the real Peter.

5) There is one very strange “coincidence”: immediately after “Peter” left Europe, a new prisoner in an iron mask appears within the walls of the Bastille, whose name was known only to King Louis XIV. The appearance and completeness of this prisoner ideally matched the appearance of the real Tsar Peter. This prisoner died in 1703 and all traces of his presence were carefully destroyed.

6) It is known that the real Tsar Peter loved old Russian clothes and wore traditional Russian caftans even in the heat, being proud of his native culture and customs. But it turned out that the man who arrived in Russia under the guise of Peter immediately forbade sewing Russian clothes for himself and never put on the traditional royal attire, despite the entreaties of the boyars and clergy. This man wore only European clothes until his death, and as we know, such dramatic changes in a person, especially a Russian, simply could not happen.

7) The false Peter’s hatred of everything Russian was not limited to clothing. He unexpectedly hated everything that was connected with Russia and the Russian people. In addition, he showed a rather strange poor knowledge of the Russian language for a Russian Tsar and claimed that he had “forgotten” Russian writing during his year in Europe. He also refused to observe Orthodox fasts, although before his trip he was distinguished by piety. He couldn't remember anything from those either. sciences that he was taught as a representative of the Russian high nobility. But that man constantly shocked those around him with the manners of a commoner. And the reasons for such a strange “amnesia” are quite understandable, as is the praise of the “progressive tsar” by Russophobic forces. And only the hatred of the false Peter for the Russian people can explain the colossal decline in the Russian population that occurred during his reign.

8) The attacks of chronic tropical fever that regularly tormented the new “tsar”, which can only be caught after a long stay in hot countries, were also quite strange. But, as you know, Tsar Peter’s embassy traveled to Europe by the northern sea route, which excludes even a short stay in those countries where such a disease could be contracted.

9) False Peter had another strange difference from the real king. If before the trip the tsar considered horse and foot troops to be the basis of his military strength and dreamed of land battles, then the impostor who arrived under his guise was a real “sea wolf” and more than once demonstrated during sea battles an excellent knowledge of the tactics of naval combat and boarding attacks, which greatly surprised his environment. The main concept of this man was the development of the navy, and his experience as a talented naval commander could only be gained after many naval battles.

10) The impostor did not like the son of Peter and Evdokia, Tsarevich Alexei, and forced him to take monastic vows, especially after the birth of his own son. Although the real Peter simply doted on his son. The prince guessed that his father had been replaced, and therefore fled to Poland, from where he wanted to get to the Bastille in order to rescue the real Peter. However, supporters of the false Peter caught him and brought him to the impostor. And this is precisely where lies the real reason for the murder of Tsarevich Alexei by the false Peter, who was afraid of exposure.

Official history paints us a completely different “picture,” but if we take into account who exactly and on whose order this “history” was written, then everything falls into place. Moreover, along with 10 proofs of Peter’s substitution, there are also some oddities in his behavior. which, within the framework of the version of the replacement of the real king, look quite logically explained by his belonging to the Catholic Church. We have already noted that the false Peter was not distinguished by piety and did not observe the fasts of the Russian church, but besides this, he also actively promoted Catholicism in our country.

Here, for example, is what O. Lucenberger writes about this: “Peter I repeatedly attended magnificent Catholic services in the German settlement, and Catholics during his reign began to play a prominent role in Russian society. Peter I, on the one hand, declared Orthodoxy the state religion, and on the other, to eliminate the political role of the Russian Orthodox Church, he abolished the patriarchate by introducing the position of locum tenens of the patriarchal throne.

A former Uniate, who studied Latin theology in Polish Jesuit colleges and was nicknamed “Pole” and “Latinist,” Stefan Jaworski, was appointed to the position of locum tenens. In 1721, the position of locum custodian of the patriarchal throne was abolished and the Holy Synod was created. The Synod was led by Feofan Prokopovich, who also received an excellent Catholic education."

It is not surprising that the Synod, created under the leadership of the false Peter, already in the first year of its existence adopted a decree that allowed marriages of Orthodox Christians with persons of other Christian denominations without the latter changing their faith, which greatly facilitated the penetration of Catholicism in our country and created comfortable conditions for Western mercenaries ( not only the military), faithfully serving the new “tsar”. Also in the country, seminary-type theological schools were created, where the language of instruction was Latin, and the Holy Scriptures were studied according to the Vulgate. All this only increased the suspicion among the people that the real Tsar had been replaced by a “German”.

As we see, the search for the library of Ivan the Terrible, the location of which the real Tsar Peter knew, turned out to be unsuccessful for the impostor. However, he issued a Decree of December 20, 1720 on sending ancient manuscripts and printed books from monasteries and a Decree of February 16, 1722 on sending chronicles stored in monasteries to make copies of them. At the same time, all discovered genuine sources were either destroyed or transferred to the Vatican library. Instead, copies were made, in which appropriate changes were made, which were supposed to help the Vatican in its total falsification of history.

What conclusion can be drawn from all this? Considering what changes occurred in the appearance, behavior, knowledge and interests of the tsar in just one year of his absence from the country, as well as the reaction of close people to all these changes, it can be said with a fairly high degree of probability that instead of the real Peter, an impostor arrived back, the owners of which were interested in the location of Ivan the Terrible’s library, as well as establishing control over state power in Russia.

The real Tsar Peter, who was pious and loved his country and people, could not have changed so dramatically in just one year and hated everything Russian, even to the point of mass extermination of the Russian people. All this was done by the false Peter, who most likely was related to the Freemasons. It was through his efforts that a new pro-Western, corrupt “elite” was brought up, slavishly worshiping “civilized” Europe and scolding everything Russian. Moreover, judging by his depraved inclinations and rude disposition, this man did not have a high origin and, most likely, by occupation in his “pre-tsarist” life he was either a naval officer or a pirate. He also started the custom of taking queens of German or Prussian origin.

In Moscow they gossiped: “The sovereign is not of Russian breed, and not the son of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.” The clear proof was that the tsar favored the Germans, which meant he was one of them himself. They only argued about when and who replaced the monarch.

For “indecent speech” they were flogged, tortured, sent to hard labor and into exile, but they could not eradicate the rumors.
According to one version, the boy was replaced by the Germans in infancy. The Tsarevich’s “mothers” gaped, and that’s when the “German little boy” ended up in their arms instead of Pyotr Alekseevich.

According to another, the child was replaced by Tsarina Natalya Kirillovna herself, fearing that her husband would stop loving her if she gave birth to a girl. Allegedly, the queen put a child from a German settlement in a cradle, and gave the daughter to someone. Peter allegedly learned about the substitution from his mother when she was dying.

Evil tongues even found the “real” father of Peter I, who was supposedly an associate of the reformer Tsar Franz-Lefort. This is precisely what explained the general’s closeness to the tsar, his appointment as admiral, and then as head of the Grand Embassy.

According to another version, the king was replaced during a trip to Europe. This happened in Riga, where the real Peter was either walled up in a wall, or “the German king was put in a barrel and thrown into the sea,” and instead of him an impostor came to Russia.
There was a version that the king was tortured in prison by the Swedish queen Christina, who replaced Peter with her man.

It is alleged that Peter I, according to the memoirs of his contemporaries, changed dramatically after returning from the Great Embassy. Portraits of the king before and after his return from Europe are given as evidence of the substitution. It is alleged that in the portrait of Peter before his trip to Europe he had a long face, curly hair and a large wart under his left eye. In portraits of the king after returning from Europe, he had a round face, straight hair and no wart under his left eye. When Peter I returned from the Great Embassy, ​​he was 26 years old, and in his portraits after his return he looked about 40 years old. It is believed that before the trip the king was of heavy build and above average height, but still not a two-meter giant. The king who returned was thin, had very narrow shoulders, and his height, which was absolutely established, was 2 meters 4 centimeters. Such tall people were very rare at that time.

In addition, there is a version, shared by a number of Russian historians, that Peter I died in 1691 during military exercises due to an accident. Allegedly, those around him were very afraid of losing their position, so they went for a replacement. The head of the conspiracy was Prince Fyodor Romodanovsky. On his order, they found a “replacement”, the Dutch shipbuilder Jaan Musch, who had come to Russia, and who was supposedly very similar to the tsar. Russia is actually Prince Romodanovsky, hiding behind a foreign impostor. After his death, in 1717, the new environment decided to put an end to the only heir of the real Peter - Tsarevich Alexei, who fled to the Holy Roman Empire. He was lured from there to Russia, and soon died in prison. Thus, according to this version, the Romanov dynasty was interrupted.

Peter I was an impostor who stole and imprisoned the real Russian Tsar. This is exactly the conclusion that researchers of the ruler’s biography came to.

The history of any country knows at least several hoaxes involving false representatives of the ruling dynasties. Such conspiracies to replace representatives of the ruling dynasty or conceal the fact of their death were beneficial to the “gray cardinals” - behind-the-scenes political players who had enormous influence on the rulers or dreamed of gaining it. In the history of Tsarist Russia, the most obvious replacement for the Tsar can be considered a double of Peter I, who successfully ruled the country for many years. From historical information it is not difficult to compile a list of direct evidence of such a substitution.

1. Return of Menshikov

In 1697-1698, Peter headed a diplomatic mission called the Grand Embassy, ​​which went from Russia to Western Europe. Together with him, 20 nobles and 35 commoners took part in it, of whom only Alexander Menshikov remained alive. All the rest were killed under unclear circumstances, which Peter I refused to talk about with his close associates and representatives of the clergy until the end of his days. All these people knew the Tsar well by sight and could confirm that another person returned to Russia instead of him.

2. Miraculous transformation during the trip

It would indeed be difficult to convince the dead supporters of the king that the impostor and their former ruler were one person. To prove the version of substitution, one can compare two portraits made before the departure of Peter I and immediately after his return to his homeland. He left the country as a man who looked 25-26 years old, with a wart under his left eye and a round face. Peter I was taller than average and had a fairly heavy build.

During the trip, a strange transformation happened to him: his height “stretched out” to 2 meters 4 centimeters, he sharply lost weight and “changed” the shape of his face. The man in the portrait, who has only been away from home for a year, looks at least 40 years old. After his arrival, many foreigners began to speak openly:

3. Abandonment of family and war with sister

Of course, the one who replaced Peter I was hampered by his relatives, who were able to recognize the impostor at the first meeting. The Tsar's sister, Sofya Alekseevna, had experience in governing the country and immediately realized that Europe had sent a replacement for her brother in order to have influence over such a large country. Sophia led the Streltsy rebellion, since in the ranks of the Streltsy there were many of her like-minded people who managed to communicate with the replaced tsar and personally see that he was not like Peter I. The revolt was suppressed, Princess Sophia was sent to a monastery, and every person who decided to openly talk about false king, they imposed physical punishment and arrest.

The new Peter acted no less cruelly with the wife of the one for whom he pretended to be. Evdokia Lopukhina was perhaps the only person whom the tsar trusted as much as himself. During the Great Embassy, ​​he corresponded with her almost daily, but then communication stopped. Instead of a loving husband, Evdokia saw a cruel impostor, who immediately after her arrival sent her to a monastery and did not deign to respond to any of her many requests to reveal the reasons for such an act. Peter I did not even listen to the clergy, who had previously had a strong influence on him and were against the imprisonment of Evdokia.

4. Poor memory for faces

Sister Sophia and the archers are not the only ones who were not recognized by the king who returned home. He could not remember the faces of other relatives and teachers, was constantly confused about names and did not remember a single detail from his “past life.” His associates Lefort and Gordon, and then several other influential people who persistently sought communication with the king, were killed under strange circumstances immediately after their arrival. It is also curious that the tsar “forgot” after his arrival about the location of Ivan the Terrible’s library, although the coordinates of its location were passed strictly from tsar to tsar.

5. The Prisoner in the Iron Mask

Immediately after the departure of Peter I from Europe, a prisoner appears in the Bastille prison, whose real name was known only to King Louis XIV. The overseers called him Michael, which is a reference to the Russian name Pyotr Mikhailov, by which the tsar introduced himself on trips when he wanted to remain unrecognized. People called him the “Iron Mask,” although the mask he was doomed to wear until his death was velvet. Voltaire wrote that he knew who the prisoner was, but “like a true Frenchman,” he must remain silent. The prisoner’s appearance and build ideally matched the appearance of Peter I before leaving for Europe. Here's what you can find in the prison warden's notes about the mysterious prisoner:

“He was tall, carried himself with dignity, and was ordered to be treated as a man of noble birth.”

And that's all. He died in 1703, and after his body was destroyed, the room was thoroughly searched and all traces of his life destroyed.

6. A sudden change in clothing style

Since childhood, the tsar loved old Russian clothing. He wore traditional Russian caftans even on the hottest days, proud of his origin and emphasizing it in every possible way. A Latin returned to Russia from Europe, having forbidden sewing Russian clothes for himself and never again wearing traditional royal attire, despite the entreaties of the boyars and confessors. Until his death, the false Peter wore exclusively European clothes.

7. Hatred of everything Russian

Suddenly, Peter I hated not only the Russian style of clothing, but also everything that was connected with his homeland. He began to speak and understand Russian poorly, which caused bewilderment among the boyars at councils and social receptions. The Tsar claimed that during a year of living in Europe he forgot how to write in Russian, decided to abandon fasting despite his previous piety, and could not remember anything about all the sciences that he was taught as a representative of the Russian high nobility. But he acquired the skills of a simple craftsman, which were even considered offensive to royalty.

8. Strange disease

The royal doctor could not believe his eyes when, after returning from a long trip, the ruler began to suffer from regular attacks of chronic tropical fever. One could become infected with it while traveling through the southern seas, which Peter I had never seen. The Grand Embassy traveled by northern sea route, so the possibility of infection was excluded.

9. New combat system

If earlier the king made plans for foot conquests and horse battles, then Europe changed his approach to the very process of waging war. Having never seen sea battles, Peter demonstrated excellent experience in boarding battles on the water, surprising the entire military nobility. His combat skills, according to written information, had characteristics that could be acquired by fighting on ships over many years. For the former Peter I, this was physically impossible: his childhood and youth were spent on a land that had no access to the seas.

10. Death of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich

Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich, the eldest son of Peter and Evdokia Lopukhina, ceased to be of interest to the false ruler when his own son was born. The new Peter I began to force Alexei to take monastic vows, showing dissatisfaction with the mere fact of his being at court - a son in whom he had previously doted. Alexey Petrovich fled to Poland, from which he planned to go to the Bastille (obviously to rescue his real father from there) on some personal matters. Supporters of the false Peter intercepted him on the way and promised that upon his return he would take the throne with their support. After arriving in Russia, the prince was interrogated by Peter I and killed.

The personality of Peter 1 is associated with many important historical events for our state.

It is not surprising that almost every fact from the life and work of Peter 1 becomes the object of heated debate among historians: which of the known facts about this extraordinary person is reliable and which is fiction? Important facts from the biography of Peter 1 have reached us; they reveal all his positive and negative sides, both as a king and as an ordinary person. Important facts are the facts of the activities of Peter I, who left a serious mark on the history of the Russian Empire. Interesting facts about Peter 1 have made up more than one volume of scientific research and filled the pages of numerous popular publications.

1. The great Russian Tsar, and later Emperor, Peter 1 ascended the throne on August 18, 1682, and from then on his long reign began. Peter I successfully ruled the country for more than 43 years.

2. Peter 1 became Tsar of Russia in 1682. And since 1721 - Great Peter - the first Russian Emperor.

3. Among the Russian emperors there is hardly a more ambiguous and mysterious figure than Peter the Great. This ruler established himself as a talented, energetic and at the same time ruthless statesman.

4. Having ascended the Russian throne, Peter 1 managed to bring a backward and patriarchal country into the ranks of European leaders. His role in the history of our Motherland is invaluable, and his life is full of amazing events.

5. Emperor Peter the Great, who earned this title due to the outstanding role he played in the history of Russia, was born on May 30 (June 9), 1672. The parents of the future emperor were Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov, who ruled in those years, and his second wife Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina.

6. Nature deprived all of his father’s previous children of health, while Peter grew up strong and never knew illness. This even gave rise to evil tongues to question the paternity of Alexei Mikhailovich.

7. When the boy was 4 years old, his father died, and the empty throne was taken by his elder brother, the son of Alexei Mikhailovich from his first marriage with Maria Ilinichnaya Miloslavskaya ─ Fyodor Alekseevich, who went down in Russian history as the sovereign of All Rus' Fyodor III.

Fedor Alekseevich

8. As a result of his accession, Peter’s mother largely lost her influence at court and was forced, together with her son, to leave the capital and go to the village of Preobrazhenskoye near Moscow.

Peter 1 in childhood

9. Peter 1 spent his childhood and youth in Preobrazhenskoe, who, unlike the heirs to European thrones, surrounded from an early age by the most outstanding teachers of his time, received his education by communicating with semi-literate guys. However, the gap of knowledge inevitable in such cases was compensated by the abundance of his innate talents.

10. During this period, the sovereign could not live without noisy games, to which he devoted most of his day. He could get so carried away that he refused to stop for food and drink.

Peter 1 becomes king at the age of 10 - 1682

11. It was in childhood that the king became friends with someone who would be his devoted companion and confidant throughout his life. We are talking about Alexander Menshikov, who participated in all the childish amusements of the future emperor. It is interesting that the ruler was not at all embarrassed by the lack of a good education of the statesman.

12. As for his personal life. At the age of 17, Peter, having made it a habit to visit the German settlement, started an affair with Anna Mons; his mother, in order to break off the relationship she hated, forcibly married her son to the daughter of a deviant, Evdokia Lopukhina.

13. This marriage, which the young people entered into under duress, turned out to be extremely unhappy, especially for Evdokia, whom Peter eventually ordered to be tonsured a nun. Perhaps it was precisely remorse that forced him to subsequently issue a decree prohibiting girls from being married off without their consent.

14. As you know, the king was married twice. His first wife was a girl of noble birth, while his second was a peasant daughter. Catherine I, Peter's second wife, was of low birth.

15. Empress Catherine’s actual name was Martha Samuilovna Skavronskaya. The empress's mother and father were simple Livonian peasants, and she herself managed to work as a laundress. From birth, Martha was blonde; she dyed her hair dark all her life. Such a low origin of his wife did not matter to the ruler. Catherine I is the first woman whom the Emperor fell in love with. The king often discussed important state affairs with her and listened to her advice.

16. The first person to rivete skates to shoes was Peter the Great. The fact is that previously skates were simply tied to shoes with ropes and belts. And the idea of ​​skates, now familiar to us, attached to the soles of boots, was brought by Peter I from Holland during his trip to Western countries.

17. In order for the soldiers of his army to distinguish between the right and left sides, the king ordered hay to be tied to their left leg and straw to their right leg. During drill training, the sergeant-major gave the commands: “hay - straw, hay - straw,” then the company typed a step. Meanwhile, among many European peoples, three centuries ago, the concepts of “right” and “left” were distinguished only by educated people. The peasants did not know how to do this.

18. From Holland, Peter I brought many interesting things to Russia. Among them are tulips. The bulbs of these plants appeared in Russia in 1702. The reformer was so fascinated by the plants growing in the palace gardens that he established a “garden office” specifically for ordering overseas flowers.

19. During Peter’s time, counterfeiters worked in state mints as a punishment. Counterfeiters were identified by the presence of “up to one ruble five altyns of silver money of the same coinage.” In those days, even state mints could not issue uniform money. And those who had them were 100% counterfeiters. Peter decided to use this ability of criminals to produce uniform coins with high quality for the benefit of the state. As punishment, the would-be criminal was sent to one of the mints to mint coins there. Thus, in 1712 alone, thirteen such “craftsmen” were sent to the mints.

20. Peter I is a very interesting and controversial historical figure. By the way, the emphasis that was placed over the ensuing centuries was precisely on the physical characteristics of the sovereign. It was largely due to the legend of his substitution, which allegedly occurred during a trip abroad to Western Europe (1697 ─ 1698). In those years, rumors persisted, fueled by secret oppositionists, about his substitution during the trip of young Peter with the Great Embassy. Thus, contemporaries wrote that the person leaving with the embassy was a young man of twenty-six years old, above average height, thickly built, physically healthy, with a mole on his left cheek and wavy hair, well educated, loving everything Russian, an Orthodox Christian, knowing the Bible by heart, and so on. . But two years later, a completely different person returned - he practically did not speak Russian, hated everything Russian, never learned to write in Russian until the end of his life, having forgotten everything he knew before leaving for the Grand Embassy and miraculously acquired new skills and abilities . And finally, he changed dramatically in appearance. His height increased so much that his entire wardrobe had to be re-sewn, and the mole on his left cheek disappeared without a trace. In general, when he returned to Moscow, he looked like a 40-year-old man, although by that time he was barely 28 years old. All this supposedly happened during the two years of Peter’s absence in Russia.

21.If historical documents do not lie, the emperor had a height that many modern basketball players can envy - more than 2 meters.

22. With such a tall stature, it is all the more surprising that he had a “modest” shoe size: 38.

23. It is strange that the legendary ruler of the Russian Empire could not boast of a strong physique. As historians managed to find out, Peter 1 wore size 48 clothes. Descriptions of the autocrat's appearance left by his contemporaries indicate that he was narrow-shouldered and had a disproportionately small head.

24. Tsar Peter 1 was one of the fierce opponents of alcoholism. The ruler began to fight the drunkenness of his subjects in 1714 with his characteristic humor. He came up with the idea of ​​“awarding” incorrigible alcoholics with medals. Perhaps world history has never known a heavier medal than the one invented by the joker emperor. Cast iron was used to create it; even without a chain, such a product weighed about 7 kg or even a little more. The award was presented at the police station where alcoholics were taken. She was placed around her neck using chains. Moreover, they were securely fastened, excluding independent removal. The awarded drunkard had to pass in this form for a week.

25. A number of quite obvious facts cast doubt on the reliability of the fact that Peter 1 was tall. Having visited the country's museums, the exhibitions of which display personal belongings, clothes (size 48!) and shoes of the sovereign, it is not difficult to see that they would have been impossible to use if Peter 1 had really been so tall. They would simply be small. The same idea is suggested by several of his surviving beds, on which if he was over 2 m tall, he would have had to sleep sitting up. By the way, authentic samples of the tsar’s shoes make it possible to determine with absolute accuracy the size of Peter 1’s feet. So, it has been established that in our days he would have bought himself shoes... size 39! Another argument that indirectly refutes the generally accepted idea of ​​the king’s height can be the stuffed animal of his favorite horse Lisette, presented in the St. Petersburg Zoological Museum. The horse was rather squat and would have been uncomfortable for a tall rider. And finally, the last thing: could Peter 1 genetically achieve such a height if all his ancestors, about whom there is sufficiently complete information, did not differ in special physical parameters?

26.What could have given rise to the legend about the king’s unique height? It has been scientifically proven that in the process of evolution over the last 300 years, the height of people has increased by an average of 10-15 cm. This suggests that the sovereign was indeed significantly taller than those around him and was considered an unusually tall man, but not according to those of today, but according to those long gone in the past, when a height of 155 cm was considered quite normal. Today, the size of Peter 1’s feet, determined from shoe samples, leads to the conclusion that his height hardly exceeded 170-180 cm.

27.Having issued his famous decree “There will be sea-going vessels” in October 1696, he very quickly became convinced that, in addition to enthusiasm and financial investments, the success of the business he started required knowledge in the field of shipbuilding and navigation. It was for this reason that, as part of the Russian embassy (but incognito), he went to Holland, which was then one of the leading maritime powers in the world. There, in the small port city of Saardam, Peter 1 took a course in carpentry and shipbuilding, quite reasonably reasoning that before demanding from others, one must learn the secrets of the craft oneself.

28. So, in August 1697, at the shipyard owned by the Dutch shipbuilder Lynstru Rogge, a new worker, Pyotr Mikhailov, appeared, with facial features and dashing posture unusually similar to the Russian Tsar. However, no one had any suspicions, especially since the Dutch could hardly imagine the monarch in a work apron and with an ax in his hands.

29. This foreign voyage of the sovereign significantly enriched the palette of Russian life, since he tried to transfer much of what he happened to see there to Russia. For example, Holland was exactly the country from which Peter 1 brought potatoes. In addition, from this small state, washed by the North Sea, tobacco, coffee, tulip bulbs, as well as a huge set of surgical instruments came to Russia in those years. By the way, the idea of ​​forcing his subjects to shave their beards also came to the sovereign during a visit to Holland.

30. It should be noted that the king was partial to a number of activities that were not typical for other august persons. For example, his passion for turning is well known. To this day, visitors to the St. Petersburg Museum “House of Peter I” can see the machine on which the sovereign personally turned various wooden crafts.

31. An important step towards introducing Russia to the standards adopted in Europe was the introduction of the Julian calendar under Peter 1. The previous chronology, originating from the creation of the world, became very inconvenient in the realities of life in the coming 18th century. In this regard, on December 15, 1699, the king issued a Decree, according to which the years began to be counted in accordance with the calendar generally accepted abroad, introduced into use by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. Thus, on January 1, Russia, together with the entire civilized world, entered not the year 7208 from the Creation of the world, but the 1700th year from the Nativity of Christ.

32. At the same time, the Decree of Peter 1 came out about celebrating the New Year on the first day of January, and not in September, as it was before. One of the innovations was the custom of decorating houses with New Year trees.

33.Many interesting facts about Peter 1 are related to his hobbies, among which there were some very unusual ones. Peter I was interested in medicine. He tried his hand at surgery and actively studied the anatomy of the human body. But most of all the king was fascinated by dentistry. He liked to pull out bad teeth. It is known that with the help of instruments brought from Holland, he often removed diseased teeth of his courtiers. At the same time, sometimes the king got carried away. Then their healthy teeth could also be given away.

34. The emperor was fluent in fourteen crafts. However, not all the crafts that Peter tried to master during his long life obeyed him. At one time, the emperor tried to learn how to weave bast shoes, but he failed. Since then, he respected the “sages” who managed to master the science that seemed so difficult to him.

35.Behavior, appearance, habits of subjects - there is hardly any sphere of human life left that Peter 1 did not touch upon with his decrees.

36.The greatest indignation of the boyars was caused by his order regarding beards. The ruler, who wanted to establish European orders in Russia, categorically ordered that facial hair be shaved off. The protesters were forced to submit over time, since otherwise they would face a huge tax.

37. The most famous king issued many other humorous decrees. For example, one of his orders was a ban on appointing people with red hair to government positions.

38. He also managed to become famous as a fighter with national costumes. Interesting facts from the life of the sovereign confirm that among his decrees there is an order on wearing European clothing. It was he who forced the fair sex to wear low-cut dresses instead of sundresses, and men to wear camisoles and short pants.

39. Many wonderful things would never have appeared in Russia if it were not for Peter 1. Interesting facts are connected with potatoes. The inhabitants of our country were not familiar with this vegetable until the king brought it from Holland. The first attempts to introduce potatoes as everyday food were unsuccessful. The peasants tried to eat it raw, without thinking of baking or boiling it, and as a result they abandoned this tasty and nutritious vegetable. Also, during the time of Peter I, rice was first introduced into Russia.

40.Tulips are beautiful flowers, the cultivation of which also began in the state at the request of Peter the Great. The autocrat brought the bulbs of these plants to the country from Holland, where he spent quite a lot of time. The emperor even organized a “garden office”, the main goal of which was the introduction of overseas flowers.

41. The first Kunstkamera museum was founded by Peter, where his personal collections brought from different parts of the world are kept. All the Tsar's collections were transported to the Summer Palace in 1714. This is how the Kunstkamera Museum was created. Everyone who visited the Kunstkamera received free alcohol.

42. Catherine I had many affairs and often cheated on the Tsar. The lover of the tsar's wife, Willim Mons, was sentenced to death on November 13, 1724 - he was executed by beheading on November 16 in St. Petersburg, and his head was preserved in alcohol and placed in the queen's bedroom.

43. The king issued a decree: all thieves who stole more than the value of a rope from the state treasury were to be hanged on this rope.

44. Peter 1 at a reception in Germany did not know how to use napkins and ate everything with his hands, which amazed the princesses with his clumsiness.

45. Peter managed to make an excellent military career and, as a result, became an admiral of the Russian, Dutch, English and Danish fleets.

46. ​​Naval and military affairs were the king’s favorite areas. Peter founded a regular fleet and army in Russia. He constantly studied and gained new knowledge in these areas. The Naval Academy in Russia was founded by the Tsar in 1714.

47. The king introduced a tax on baths, which were privately owned. At the same time, the development of public baths was encouraged.

48. In 1702, Peter I managed to take powerful Swedish fortresses. In 1705, thanks to the efforts of the Tsar, Russia gained access to the Baltic Sea. In 1709, the legendary Battle of Poltava took place, which brought great glory to Peter I.

49. Strengthening the military power of the Russian state was the emperor’s life’s work. During the reign of Peter I, compulsory military service was introduced. To create an army, taxes were collected from local residents. The regular army began to operate in Russia in 1699.

50. The emperor achieved great success in navigation and shipbuilding. He was also an excellent gardener, mason, and knew how to make watches and draw. Peter 1 often surprised everyone with his virtuoso piano playing.

51. The king issued a letter that prohibited wives from taking drunk men from pubs. In addition, the king was against women on the ship, and they were taken only as a last resort.

52. Under Great Peter, several successful reforms were carried out in education, medicine, industrial and financial sectors. The first gymnasium and many schools for children were opened during the reign of Peter I.

53. Peter was the first to make a long journey to Western European countries. Peter 1 allowed Russia to pursue a full-fledged foreign economic policy in the future thanks to his progressive reforms.

54. One of the areas of activity of Peter I was the creation of a powerful fleet on the Sea of ​​​​Azov, which he eventually succeeded in doing. Access to the Baltic Sea was specially built for the development of trade. The emperor managed to conquer the shores of the Caspian Sea and annex Kamchatka.

55. The construction of St. Petersburg began in 1703 by order of the Tsar. Only in St. Petersburg was it allowed to build stone houses since 1703. The Emperor made a lot of efforts to turn St. Petersburg into the cultural capital of Russia.

56. The king was asked to choose the title “Emperor of the East,” which he refused.

57. Today the exact cause of the king’s death is not known. According to some sources, Peter suffered from a bladder disease. According to others, he fell ill with severe pneumonia. The king continued to rule the state until his last day, despite severe illness. Peter 1 died in 1725. He is buried in the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

58. The tsar did not have time to write his will, but at the same time he left a serious mark on the history of the Russian Empire. Catherine 1 passed the rule of the Russian Empire after the death of Peter. After the death of the king, the era of palace coups began.

59. Monuments to Peter 1 were erected in many leading countries. The Bronze Horseman in St. Petersburg is one of the famous monuments to Peter 1.

60. After the death of the king, cities began to be named in his honor.

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CRITICISM OF THE VERSION ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RUSSIAN TSAR PETER THE GREAT WITH HIS DOUBLE

Nowadays, on the world network called the Internet, many materials on past history have appeared that challenge the established point of view and offer new versions of certain events. Since history is a human affair, it could not be compiled without the influence of certain groups of people in power and defending their interests and benefits. That is why it is not surprising that many facts of the past were presented exaggeratedly and distortedly, or even completely invented. HOWEVER, THE GENERAL OUTLOOK STILL STILL CLOSE TO REALITY.

Only the Lord God knows what really happened. Participants in some historical event know this partly. History is happening before our eyes, and sometimes we cannot understand what is happening, why, in whose favor and by whom it is moving. For example, the story of the rise of Joseph the Beautiful in ancient Egypt was conveyed to us by God through the prophet Moses. There is no such story in the Egyptian chronicles and everything is written completely differently. Why? Because the Egyptians did not want to look bad in the eyes of other peoples and states. And what nation or government or church or group of people wants to look bad? That is why history has always been cleaned up and corrected by those interested in it. That is why those who believe in God and the Bible have one story, and those who don’t have another story, different from the biblical one. Most often, it is not the events themselves that are distorted, but their interpretation and motivation. Ultimately, everything is based on the faith and trust of some people (who did not live then and did not participate in the events described in historical books) to other people, those who recorded these events and their explanation, as their participant or as a listener from the first persons of these events. The reliability of the recording of events depends on the honesty of the persons who conveyed these events to the chronicler. In addition to the testimony of eyewitnesses and participants, additional historical sources are various documents, letters, memoirs, notes of various persons, coins, postage stamps, heraldry, weapons, household items, equipment, scientific works, architectural ensembles, temples, cathedrals, palaces, chambers and others works of architecture, works of art, monuments, chronicles of wars, post-war treaties, later - photographs, audio and video recordings, newsreels and much more.

One of the modern historical myths is the version that Tsar Peter the Great, during his stay in Europe with the Great Embassy, ​​was kidnapped and another person similar to him was installed in his place. The very idea of ​​this version and its technical implementation are valid. Something like this really could have happened, but it didn’t. All the versions of “evidence” offered by the authors are very strained and can only be meaningful for those people who really want to believe in this version. For a thoughtful and impartial look, a number of reasonable objections and questions arise.

So, for now, let’s take on faith this version of the replacement of Tsar Peter the Great with his double and, based on this fact, we will pose a number of questions:

1. Who ordered this action and who needed it and why?
2. What is the motive for this crime?
3. Tsar Peter was not alone in the Great Embassy. There were many people with him who knew him well. If there was a replacement of the king, then how did these people not notice this replacement? Or if they noticed, then why were they silent and this secret waited until the 21st century?
4. In addition to the persons of the Great Embassy, ​​Tsar Peter was also known to other persons in Russia. Why, when he (his double) returned to Russia, did they not raise this issue? Is this really such a commonplace and unimportant matter that it can simply be ignored? For example, Old Believers went into schism and to the stake for smaller reasons. The version that False Peter allegedly managed to neutralize the entire former entourage of Tsar Peter the Great is incredible! A change in the same person, and a dramatic one at that, is a very real thing. This has happened and happens often. But every change in a person’s behavior cannot be explained by his replacement with a double.
5. According to the version, False Peter was a foreigner (i.e., not Russian). Then it is not clear how he could instantly and unnoticed by those around him enter into the atmosphere of Tsar Peter? After all, for him this is a foreign country, a foreign people, a foreign culture, foreign customs, etc. How did he navigate the Kremlin and Moscow, and even more so in the affairs of the Russian state? How could he, unnoticed by those around him, use Peter’s objects without giving himself away? How could people not notice the change in speech style, accent and other features of the double’s speech?
6. How could all the changes visible to others be kept in the strictest confidence? Let’s say people from Tsar Peter’s entourage were afraid of the death penalty and therefore remained silent. But someone could have let it slip before death, during confession, or after moving to another country. It is very difficult to keep such a secret without “leakage” and publicity. Moreover, False Peter was alone, in a strange environment, and had to constantly be afraid of exposure. It was he who could be blackmailed. He could be manipulated by those who found out that it was not Peter. But nothing like that happened.
7. Regarding the conduct of wars, Peter the Great was never an outstanding commander. The courage he showed in Azov is the ardor of youth, and not a manifestation of the genius of a commander. According to the version, the real Tsar Peter allegedly opposed the double and impostor together with the Swedish King Charles 12. If this were true, it is not clear why the main incentive and motive of this war - the imposture of False Peter and the authenticity of the true Tsar Peter - were not loudly voiced throughout Russia , all of Europe and the whole world? After all, even the true impostors to the Russian throne - False Dmitry, Razin, Pugachev - used this motive! And how could the Russian Tsar achieve his restoration to the throne with the help of foreign troops, through the murders and bloodshed of his subjects? This is complete absurdity!
8. What Peter the Great began to do after returning from Europe could only be done by a true Russian Tsar, for no impostor would have been allowed to do this. The impostor would be secretly poisoned or stabbed in his sleep, and in the morning his imposture would be discovered!
8. It is known that Tsar Peter, despite his great stature, had small feet for a man of his height (38). This is known from his shoes, descriptions and the wax figure of Tsar Peter. It is impossible to fake this for another person, just as it is impossible to hide the size of a leg, especially its rare disproportionate combination with height.
10. In addition to secular persons, Tsar Peter was well known by representatives of the clergy of the Russian Church. They could not help but notice the substitution of the king or remain silent about it. For example, I know each of my spiritual children and would immediately notice their replacement even with a very similar person. Spirit, peculiarities of speech and behavior, and much more that cannot be described, cannot be faked. Moreover, according to the version, the Orthodox Tsar stopped visiting churches, worship services, fasting, etc.
11. If simple believers or priests were silent out of fear, then God’s saints would not remain silent! According to the version, it turns out that there were no saints in Russia at that time, or that the Lord God did not reveal anything to them about the replacement of their king, or that they were afraid for their lives and therefore were hypocrites? Let this not happen! Saint Mitrophan of Voronezh denounced Tsar Peter for the pagan statues on the royal palace in St. Petersburg and even prepared to be executed for this. But the king called him, talked to him and sent him home. The Monk Seraphim of Sarov spoke of Tsar Peter as a Great Sovereign, but even with this greatness of the Tsar, God refused him to transfer the relics of the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky to St. Petersburg.

The tomb was made of silver, but there were no relics in it. According to the version, it turns out that all the Russian saints were deceived and prayed not for the real Tsar Peter, but for a foreign impostor and enemy of Russia. We, faithful to Christ, cannot allow such a situation! The holy saints of God could not have been unaware of the substitution (if it really had happened) and would have been even more treacherous to remain silent about it!

This version paints a terrible picture of the state of the Russian people and the Russian kingdom. What kind of kingdom is this and what kind of people are these if under them some foreigner could freely seize power and the royal throne by deception, and fool them all throughout his life, and after his death too! But since someone decided to promote this version to the masses of people, they felt the need to compose the story of the “true Tsar Peter the Great.” Here is an attempt to return the Russian throne by war with Russia on the side of Sweden, and facts that coincide with the facts from the feature film “The Iron Mask,” and other unproven inventions. And finally, just look at the results of the reign of the king with the names Peter the Great and Peter the Great. If, according to the version, the Russian throne was indeed seized by a foreign agent by deception, then he should have pursued a policy that would destroy the country and weaken its state and military power. We find exactly the opposite of this! Let’s say the church and faith somehow suffered due to Peter’s reforms, but that state itself was transformed and became modern, with a strong army and navy. Why did the foreign agent and his puppet masters need this? After all, under False Dmitry, who reigned in Moscow through the intrigues of the Poles, Russia came to disaster and its demise in one year! And here science has advanced, and the education system has improved, and production has improved, and Russia has access to the seas, and the power has grown stronger, and it has won victories over foreign troops, and a new capital has been built, St. Petersburg, which still stands and amazes with its architecture. . Why is all this for foreign agents, masons and conspirators who only wanted the collapse of Russia? It was after Peter that the enemies of Russia came to their senses and began to weave conspiracies and commit murders of the tsars - Paul, Alexander II, Nicholas II, and also contributed to the acceleration of the death of Tsar Alexander III! And at the same time, economically and politically, Russia was constantly developing and growing stronger, which was why it was terrible for its enemies and ill-wishers. And what does serfdom and vodka have to do with it? Yes, they were bad things in Russia. But serfdom was still abolished and abolished, and they fought against drunkenness. But Grand Duke Vladimir of Kiev wrote about the love of drinking in Rus'. Peter did not bring drunkenness, but the trade in alcohol, which was economically beneficial to his court and power. And vodka was invented by Lomonosov, not Tsar Peter. But the passion for drinking alcohol is a sinful passion inspired by demons, not people. People can only tempt her and give her a reason.

Summing up, we can confidently say that we do not have any serious grounds or evidence to accept this version. Everything is built on assumptions and assumptions using tailored comparisons of different qualities of the same person. There have been and still are doubles in history. They were and are used by the powers that be, but not enough to give them their power. The strong always insure themselves and keep their counterparts in such a way that none of us would want to be in their place. No matter how anyone liked Tsar Peter the Great, no matter what mistakes he made, it was he and he made them too.

Why did they start circulating this supposedly “patriotic” version? In fact, this version does not resolve issues of history, does not truly explain past events and does not restore the gaps of history, but brings harm to the Russian people and the Russian world in general. By allowing such a substitution, the Russian people are placed in a very humiliating and unfavorable position. Solid ground is being knocked out from under them, albeit a combed, but still true story, and in its place they are presented with shifting sand of conjectures and fortune-telling assumptions, and even deliberately false inventions. This brings confusion into a person’s soul (and all confusion, according to the teachings of the Fathers of the Church of Christ, comes from demons), temptation, disbelief in anyone, despondency and despair. Hence the unsteadiness of views and the complex of constant fear of being deceived, skepticism, mistrust, chaos and loss. And who needs it? To the enemies of salvation!