Тайный сыск Петра I

This book consists of three historical essays written by the well-known Russian historian M.I. Semevskii (1837-1892): Tsaritsa Praskov'ia; Slovo i Delo; Tsaritsa Katerina Alekseevna, Anna i Villim Mons. All of them are about the time of Peter the Great's reign. All three are also about the secret police created by the Tsar who persecuted thousands of Russians: from simple men to Tsarina and Tsesarevich. Supplements and comments by the author.