
By way of description: we offer this quote from “The visit of Tsar Peter the Great in 1717 according to new documents by Count of Haussonville (French)”.
Quote: “The Czar is taller, a little bent, and his head is bent over the ordinary. He is black and has something fierce in his face. He appears to be quick-witted and easy-going, with a kind of greatness in manners, but little sustained. He is melancholy and absent-minded, though approachable and often familiar. It is said that he is sturdy and capable of body and mind work.”