Toy army of Peter the Great
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The toy army of Peter the Great, initially called Peter's regiment, was a collection of young Peter I of Russia's playmates, the sons of noblemen, and attendants from his father Aleksey's court.
Military exercises of the toy army
Peter the Great
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Peter I, better known as Peter the Great, was Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696
Toy army of Peter the Great
…amusement forces, fun forces'), initially called Peter's regiment (Russian: Петровский полк, romanized: Petrovsky polk), was a collection of young Peter I of Russia's playmates, the sons of noblemen, and attendants from his father Aleksey's court. In 1682, when Peter with his mother, Natalia Naryshkina, relocated…
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717
Peter as a child
Double throne in Kremlin Armoury. A large hole was cut in the back of the dual-seated throne used by Ivan and Peter. Sophia would sit behind the throne and listen as Peter conversed with nobles, while feeding him information and giving him responses to questions and problems.
Peter's ship, rigged with a sail and a mast with the help of Dutch carpenters