Peter the Great and the Birth of St. Petersburg

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the transformative reign of Peter the Great, focusing on the Great Northern War against Sweden and the audacious founding of St. Petersburg. They explore Peter's early struggles, the pivotal Battle of Poltava in 1709, and how a swampy delta on the Neva became Russia's 'window to the West.' Along the way, they touch on Peter's ruthless modernization, from the Table of Ranks to the beard tax, and the human cost of building his new capital. A fresh look at the Romanov dynasty's most ambitious tsar. #PeterTheGreat #GreatNorthernWar #BattleOfPoltava #StPetersburg #CharlesXII #RussianHistory #RomanovDynasty #TsarReformer #NevaRiver #Kronstadt #Menshikov #TableOfRanks #WindowToTheWest #VelikayaSevernayaVoyna #Ingria #Streltsy #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo