Private Lives
Peter the Great
Season 3 Episode 5 of 6
Dr Tracy Borman travels to St Petersburg, to reveal how Emperor Peter the Great's unconventional childhood produced a very unconventional man - from the debauched drinking society that governed Russia to his collection of oddities in the Kunstkamera museum. She also discovers how the enlightened yet brutal Peter managed to drag Russia towards the modern age
Private Lives airs on U&Yesterday HD at 2:00 AM, Tuesday 24 September. (Subtitles.)
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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History
Tracy Borman
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