Peter the First was a great man; he did a lot for our country. He created the navy, won numerous battles, founded St. Petersburg and did many other useful things.
However, it is important to us that Peter the Great founded Petrovskaya Sloboda, which was renamed as Petrozavodsk later. He also spent a lot of time in our region.
There are some legends that are associated with Peter the Great. I know one, and it is related to our republic. Peter was travelling in the lands where Karelia is located now with his crew. On the way he fell asleep, and when he woke up, he understood that they had already arrived in a settlement. He was told that it was the village of Selga, and the ruler exclaimed: "Uzhe (already) Selga?" The village has been called Uzeselga ever since.
Peter the Great, as mentioned earlier, was a founder of Petrozavodsk. Therefore, a monument to this great person was erected on the Embankment of the capital of Karelia. According to the legend, he points with his hand to the place where the Peter’s plant used to stand.
In addition, Peter the First was an important figure all over the world and that is why monuments in the honor of him can be found in other countries such as the United States of America, Belgium, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Latvia.
Thanks to Peter the Great, Russia had reached a new level of life and development. He was the man who was worthy of making up legends and building monuments.
