Peter I: The Last Tsar and the First Emperor
Peter I: The Last Tsar and the First Emperor () is a 2022 Russian historical documentary film directed by Andrei Kravchuk about the fate of one of the brightest Russian rulers, who forever rewrote the history of the country. It was released on November 3, 2022, by Central Partnership. Plot 
A large-scale reconstruction project about events in Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries, telling about the transformation of Ancient Rus' into the Russian Empire and the construction of a state that became the foundation for modern Russia. The film tells the story of the formation and reign of Peter the Great, the fourteenth child in the family, who took the throne, won access to the sea in the absence of a professional army and navy, and over the course of several decades brought a country that no one reckoned with into world leadership. Cast 
 Ivan Kolesnikov as Tsar and Emperor Peter I (the Great), Emperor of All Russia
  as Peter I in his youth
 Daniil Muravyev-Izotov as Peter I in childhood
 Wolfgang Cerny as François Le Fort, advisor to Peter I
 Igor Gordin as Menshikov
 Maksim Ivanov as Menshikov in his youth
 Kseniya Utekihina as Catherine I of Russia, Empress of All Russia
 Anastasiya Mishina as Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Peter I's elder sister
 Ivan Dobronravov as Alexei Petrovich, Peter I's son
 Yuliya Bocharova as Natalya Naryshkina
 Roman Konoplev as Ivan Alekseyevich
 Aleksandr Bolshakov as Patriarch Joachim of Moscow
 Aleksandr Klyukvin as Fyodor Romodanovsky
 Ivan Stepanov as Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn
 Aleksandr Vysokovsky as Ivan Tsykler
 Valentin Stasyuk as Aleksei Shein
 Vasily Michkov as Artamon Matveyev

Release 
The premiere of the tape is scheduled for November 3, 2022. The release of the project is dedicated to the 350th anniversary of Peter the Great. The film can be seen in Russian cinemas. References

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2022 films
2020s historical films
2022 documentary films
2020s Russian-language films
Russian historical films
Russian documentary films
Films directed by Andrei Kravchuk
Films set in the Russian Empire
Docudrama films
Biographical films about Russian royalty
Cultural depictions of Peter the Great
Documentary films about Russian politics