The film tells the story of the creation of three monuments to Peter I, created by sculptors Falconet, Rastrelli and Mikhail Shemyakin and installed in St. Petersburg, reflecting the contradictory personality of Peter and the poetic image of the city conceived and created by him.
Panorama of a part of the Neva and the embankment of St.
Petersburg covered in fog.
Reflection of the sky in the water, view of bridges and embankments (combined photography).
Shadow of the monument to Peter I on the surface of the water.
Waters of the Neva, panorama of a part of the Hermitage building.
Views of the upper parts of the monuments to Peter I. Fragments of the feature film "Peter the Great".
Portrait of Peter I (engraving).
View of the upper part and spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, cast-iron decorations on the gates.
View of an old birch tree growing near the wall of a house (from below).
Views of the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Cathedral Square of the fortress and the bell tower of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Panorama of the embankment with the Summer Palace of Peter I in the Summer Garden.
Panorama of one of the walls of the palace, granite of the embankment.
Views of historical buildings and canals of St.
Petersburg.
Views of three monuments to Peter I in St.
Petersburg.
Monument to Peter I by Mikhail Shemyakin on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
View of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Engravings depicting streets and houses of St.
Petersburg in the early 18th century.
Image of the bust of the sculptor and architect Rastrelli as a book illustration.
Images of the equestrian statue of Peter I created by Rastrelli.
Portraits of Peter I (engravings by European artists).
Sketch of the equestrian monument to Peter I created by Rastrelli.
Photographs of equestrian monuments erected in European capitals.
View of the upper part of the monument to Peter I by Rastrelli.
Plaster mask of Peter I made by Rastrelli.
Sculptural portrait of Peter I created by Rastrelli.
Fragments of the monument to Peter I created by Rastrelli and erected in St.
Petersburg in front of the Mikhailovsky Castle.
Graphic image of the monument erected near the building of the 12 Collegia, according to the original concept of the author.
An 18th-century engraving depicting ships on the Neva and Peter the Great's cabin.
Interiors of rooms in Peter's cabin.
Decorations and statues in the Menshikov Palace.
Portrait of A.D. Menshikov.
Panorama of the inner colonnade and the entrance to one of the halls of the palace.
The interior of one of the rooms of the palace.
Fragments of the feature film "Peter the Great".
Views of the monument to Peter I by Rastrelli, young foliage on the trees.
A painting depicting Peter I in a coffin.
Portrait of Empress Catherine I. Wax figure of Peter I, created by Rastrelli by order of Catherine I after the death of the emperor.
Head of the wax figure.
Portraits of Emperor Peter II, Empresses Catherine I, Anna Ioannovna and Elizabeth Petrovna.
Image of the equestrian statue of Peter I. Colored engravings depicting the embankments and streets of St.
Petersburg in the 18th century (panorama).
Portrait of Empress Catherine II. Texts of letters from Catherine II to the French educator Denis Diderot, portraits of Catherine II and Diderot.
Bust of the sculptor Falconet.
Sketch of the monument to Peter I by Falconet.
Painting depicting Catherine II on the throne.
Portrait of the president of the Academy of Arts Betskoy.
Paintings and color engravings depicting the streets and embankments of St.
Petersburg in the 18th century.
Sculptural portrait of Falconet.
Snake under the hooves of a horse on a reduced model of the monument to Peter I. View of the back of the monument to Peter I by Falconet.
Portrait of Betskoy.
Sculptural portrait of Falconet.
Text of Falconet's letter to Catherine II. Ceremonial portrait of Catherine II. Snake under the hooves of a horse on a reduced model of the monument to Peter I. View of the monument to Peter I. Sculptural portrait of Falconet.
Full-length portrait of Falconet's student Marie-Anne Collot near the sketch of the head of Peter I that she sculpted.
The head of Peter I, made in bronze. 360-degree panorama of the monument to Peter I (bottom).
Engravings depicting the transportation of the Thunder Stone to St.
Petersburg for the monument’s pedestal and its processing.
Engraving depicting the unveiling of the monument to Peter I on August 6, 1782. Color engraving depicting the bridge across the Neva leading to the monument.
Views of the monument to Peter I in St.
Petersburg in 1992. View of the cobblestone pavement against the background of an illustration for A.S. Pushkin’s poem “The Bronze Horseman” (combined photography).
Fragment of the monument.
Illustrations for the poem “The Bronze Horseman” against the background of the Neva (combined photography).
The sun is hiding behind the clouds. 360-degree panorama of the monument to Peter I (bottom).
Views of the monument, inscriptions on the monument’s pedestal in Russian and Latin.
Portrait of Emperor Paul I. Carved antique decorations on one of the walls of the Mikhailovsky Castle (panorama).
Monument to Peter the Great by Rastrelli in front of the Mikhailovsky Castle.
Inscription on the pedestal of the monument "To Great-grandfather - Great-grandson".
Views of the upper part and fragments of the monument.
Double-headed eagle above the inscription on the pedestal.
Gilded military emblems decorating the pedestal of the monument.
Bas-reliefs glorifying the military victories of Peter the Great, decorating both sides of the pedestal - the naval battle at Gangut and the Battle of Poltava, fragments of the bas-reliefs.
Views of the monument.
Views of the territory and buildings of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Monument to Peter the Great by M. Shemyakin, installed on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Photograph of Shemyakin.
View of the upper part of the monument.
Photo portrait of Shemyakin.
Engraving depicting the Petrovskaya Gallery of the Hermitage.
Photograph of part of one of the staircases of the Hermitage.
Mask of Peter the Great, created by Rastrelli and kept in the Hermitage.
Wax figure of Peter I. Panorama of fragments of the monument to Peter I by Shemyakin, created in the likeness of a wax figure.
A plaque with an inscription on the pedestal of the monument.
Views of the monument to Peter I and the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Fragments and view of the monument.
The waters of the Neva at the Commandant's Wharf of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
View of the monument in the sun's rays.
Engravings depicting the All-Joke Cathedral and masquerades during the time of Peter I. Cartoon figures and faces of participants in the masquerade on Cathedral Square of the Peter and Paul Fortress and at the monument to Peter I (animation, combined photography).
Drawings from Shemyakin's album "St.
Petersburg Carnival".
Fragments of the monument to Peter I, view of the upper part of the monument.
View of part of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Festive fireworks on the Neva. "The Bronze Horseman" at sunset.
Views of the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Neva at sunset.
1992
Saint Petersburg
Spring