One of the reasons for the success of the February Revolution of 1917 is called the crisis in the management of the empire, which arose through the fault of Nicholas II. A crisis caused by the shortcomings of the last Russian emperor as a ruler and politician, which were a continuation of his merits as a person. History could have changed if instead of Nicholas, Peter the Great sat on the throne, and not the drunkard and tyrant described in the books, but the real one - decisive, ready to tough and even cruel actions, but at the same time able to plan his actions and not retreat from difficulties?...The dying Peter the Great, in a feverish delirium, saw a vision that his brainchild, the Russian Empire, would perish in the future. What will the first emperor do when his consciousness is transferred into the body of the last emperor?