Length5h 58m
About this audiobook
Before Peter the Great, Russia was a landlocked, medieval colossus. By his death, it was a sweeping European empire with a formidable navy, a Baltic capital, and a seat among the world's great powers.
Peter the Great: Crown and Catalyst brings to life one of history’s most visionary and ruthless monarchs. Standing nearly seven feet tall, Peter traded royal robes for a carpenter’s coat, building a modern nation with his own calloused hands.
Spanning over 5 hours across ten vivid chapters, this biography explores the 1682 Streltsy Uprising, his incognito European embassy, the Great Northern War, the rise of St. Petersburg, and the tragic trial of his son Alexei.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
11. Chapter 1: Boyhood and the Streltsy Uprising (1672–1689)
22. Chapter 2: Co-Tsar and the Azov Campaigns (1689–1696)
33. Chapter 3: The Grand Embassy to the West (1697–1698)
44. Chapter 4: Opening the Great Northern War (1699–1702)
55. Chapter 5: Founding St. Petersburg (1703–1708)
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66. Chapter 6: Triumph at Poltava (1709–1711)
77. Chapter 7: Building the Baltic Fleet (1712–1717)
88. Chapter 8: The Trial of Tsarevich Alexei (1718–1720)
99. Chapter 9: Birth of the Russian Empire (1721–1723)
1010. Chapter 10: The Final Years and Legacy (1724–1725)
1111. Special Note
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