Poltava battle. The turning of Russian history. Krotov P.

The Battle of Poltava, which became the culmination of the Great Northern War, did not just put an end to Sweden claims for dominance in Europe - it was after it that Russia was among the great powers, and the battle itself remained in the memory of the Russians along with Kulikovskaya, Borodinskaya, Stalingrad, Kursk.

This is a fundamental study written by the leading historian of the Petrine era, a professor of St. Petersburg State University - of course, the best book about the Poltava battalion, which not only examines in detail all the circumstances of the preparation and course of the battle, from the beginning to the surrender of the Swedes, but also completely changes The usual picture of the decisive battle of Russian history.