It was a battle on which the future of our state depended. Two glorious armies clashed in mortal combat, and the Russian standard proudly soared over the blood-drenched field, signaling the victory of Russian weapons. It was POLTAVA. Stanislav Wenglovsky's novel is dedicated to the events of the Russian-Swedish war, crowned by the victory of Russian weapons in Poltava, where the powerful army of the famous Swedish commander, King Charles XII, was defeated. A bright and prominent depiction of the characters of the main (Peter I, Mazepa, Charles XII) and secondary characters, little-known historical information and carefully developed narrative intrigue make the novel not only meaningful, but also extremely exciting reading.