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The Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, subordinate to the capital's Department of CultureThe Peter the Great Museum presents a small exhibition, "Peter the Great's Mentors: Between Tradition and Innovation." The exhibition will explore the childhood of the first Russian emperor, his development as a person and ruler, and the people who influenced him and his interests at different periods of his life. Visitors will be able to see rare handwritten books, tiles, and portraits of Peter the Great and his mentors.
Emperor Peter I (1672–1725) is a key figure in Russian history. During his life, he visited Kolomenskoye at least 45 times: to study, to host the first mock military maneuvers, and later to commemorate memorable events.
The first part of the exhibition is dedicated to the childhood and youth of the future emperor.
During this time, his mentors were his parents, brother, and close associates. Among them were his father, Alexei Mikhailovich, his mother, Natalya Kirillovna, his brother, Fyodor Alexeevich, as well as Artamon Matveyev and Nikita Zotov.
The first section of the exhibition features items related to Peter I's family and his childhood environment—portraits, tiles, books from which he may have learned to read and write and the Scriptures, as well as a copy of a letter from his mother, Tsarina Natalia Kirillovna, about the construction of ships in Pereslavl-Zalessky on Lake Pleshcheyevo, provided by the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts (RGADA).
The second part of the exhibition is dedicated to the Grand Embassy—Peter the Great's diplomatic mission abroad in 1697–1698. He visited Europe for the first time and continued his practical training, including working incognito as a simple sailor or carpenter. This section features ship clocks, engravings from Peter the Great's period of training in Holland, books on naval navigation and artillery from the museum-reserve's collection, and a copy of the passport with which Peter the Great, under the name Pyotr Mikhailov, traveled as part of the Grand Embassy, provided by the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (RGADA).
The exhibition will run from March 3 to July 19 in the gallery near the Tsareviches' Mansion in the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich at the address: Andropov Avenue, Building 39, Building 69. To visit, you must purchase ticket to the palace.
The location for the exhibition was not chosen by chance: the Teachers' Chamber is located nearby, and its exhibition is dedicated to the education of the royal children.
The Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve encompasses 255 hectares of parkland, 13 specially protected green areas, and 17 architectural monuments of federal significance. It houses the Church of the Ascension—a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Peter the Great's Cabin—Moscow's only memorial museum to the first emperor; the faithfully restored palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich; an ethnographic complex; and a museum of wooden architecture. The museum-reserve's collection contains over 170,000 exhibits, and its exhibition halls house approximately 20 different displays.
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