The Will of Peter the Great

The Will of Peter the Great, a political forgery, purported to express the geopolitical testament of Emperor Peter I of Russia (r. 1682–1725), which allegedly contained a plan for the subjugation of Europe. For many years it influenced political attitudes in Great Britain and France towards the Russian Empire. ^[1]^[2]

Forged at the beginning of 19th century,^[1]^{[citation needed]} it resurfaced during the Crimean War of 1853 - 1856, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, during World War I (1914-1918) and in the immediate post-World War II period.^[2] Sergei Lavrov recalled it in 2022.^[3]

^ ^a ^b John Barrow, The Life of Peter the Great, Chapter "Note on the Alleged Will of Peter the Great"
^ ^a ^b Dimitry V. Lehovich, "The Testament of Peter the Great", American Slavic and East European Review Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1948), pp. 111-124 JSTOR 2492188
^ "Lavrov lambasts statement by Truss that Russia could attack Baltic states". tass.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10. That's because the British wrote the fake testament of Peter the Great in exactly the same way," the minister said. "This basically goes along the same lines.

[joba-1] John Barrow, The Life of Peter the Great, Chapter "Note on the Alleged Will of Peter the Great"

[dmile-2] Dimitry V. Lehovich, "The Testament of Peter the Great", American Slavic and East European Review Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1948), pp. 111-124 JSTOR 2492188

[3] "Lavrov lambasts statement by Truss that Russia could attack Baltic states". tass.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10. That's because the British wrote the fake testament of Peter the Great in exactly the same way," the minister said. "This basically goes along the same lines.

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