The work of Academician M. M. Bogoslovsky (1867–1929) is unconditionally recognized as a classic work of the historical and biographical genre, which remains the most complete study of the personality of Peter the Great and the era of Peter’s reforms. The second volume, covering the events of 1697–1699, talks about Peter's first trip abroad to England, Saxony, Vienna and Poland. Also presented are the sections “Streltsy search”, “Voronezh shipbuilding”, “City reform of 1699”, “Karlovitz Congress”. The publication is illustrated with portraits of Peter I, made from life, as well as those subsequently created by Russian and foreign artists based on originals from Peter’s time.< /p>