Back I Pyotrun vəsiyyətnaməsi Azerbaijani Testament Zar Peters des Großen German Peeter Suure testament Estonian وصیتنامه پتر کبیر Persian Pietari Suuren testamentti Finnish Testament de Pierre le Grand French Testamento de Pedro, o Grande Portuguese Testamentul lui Petru cel Mare Romanian Завещание Петра Великого Russian Завет Петра Великог Serbian
The Will of Peter the Great, a political forgery, purported to express the geopolitical testament of Emperor Peter I of Russia (r. 1682–1725), which allegedly contained a plan for the subjugation of Europe. For many years it influenced political attitudes in Great Britain and France towards the Russian Empire. [1][2]
Forged at the beginning of 19th century,[1][citation needed] it resurfaced during the Crimean War of 1853 - 1856, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, during World War I (1914-1918) and in the immediate post-World War II period.[2]
- ^ a b John Barrow, The Life of Peter the Great, Chapter "Note on the Alleged Will of Peter the Great"
- ^ a b Dimitry V. Lehovich, "The Testament of Peter the Great", American Slavic and East European Review Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1948), pp. 111-124 JSTOR 2492188