Big South in Politics and Diplomacy of Peter I. Dagoev V.V.

The book is the final part of the generalizing scientific trilogy dedicated to foreign policy and diplomacy of Peter I. Exploring the essence and methods of realizing his plans for Eurasia in the space from Dniester to Khiva and Bukhara, the author shows that the Western Vector in the intentions of the reformer in the reformer in A significant extent was balanced by the eastern. Particular attention was paid to the most iconic milestones for the implementation of the Petrovsky “eastern” program-the capture of Azov (1696), the Russo-Turkish war (1710-1713), the Khiva expedition (1717), and the Persian campaign (1722). The lessons of these completely different enterprises in the future will form the basis for the construction of the southern tier of the Russian Empire.

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