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🕒 Date of last update of the article: 16.02.2024 at 4:52 p.m | 🖋 Author: Viktor Shatrov
Although Peter the Great had never been to Uzhgorod, he was very fond of Transcarpathian wines. His mini-sculpture installed on September 27, 2015 in Uzhgorod is a reflection of this love of the emperor. This bronze sculpture depicts Peter the Great sitting on horseback on a vat of wine with a bunch of grapes in his hand. It is located at the address Voloshina, 18, in the courtyard near the entrance to the Chardonnay tasting room (GPS: 48.623079, 22.299323).
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| 🗺 Location | N48°37′24″ E22°17′58″ |
| 🗽 Opening date | 09/27/2015 |
| 🧑 Sculptor | Mykhailo Kolodko |
| 🧭 Distance from the center of Uzhgorod | Near |
| 🚙 Road for | Car, on foot |
| 🏕 Stop with a tent | No |
| 🏡 Housing nearby | Uzhgorod |
| ☕ Cafes and shops | Uzhgorod |
| 🔰 Start | From the mini-sculpture of Ferenc Liszt |
| 🚶 Walking distance | 350 m |
| 🕐 Approximate time | 4 minutes |
| ⬆ Rise | Mostly without ups and downs |
Peter I – the first emperor of Russia, who turned the Muscovite state into the Russian Empire, restricting Cossack freedoms and the political autonomy of Slobid and Left Bank Ukraine in every possible way. After the death of the last hetman, Ivan Skoropadskyi, he forbade the Cossacks to elect a new one, removing the commanding hetman Pavel Polubotko.
He ruled Russia for 43 years. He was also called Peter the Great. This is not surprising, he was more than two meters tall. At the same time, his leg size was only 38, and he wore clothes of 48 size. His head was disproportionately small compared to the length of his body. He traveled a lot in Europe. From there he brought skates, the concepts of “left” and “right”, tulips and the most delicious Transcarpathian wine. He actually managed to “cut” a window to Europe”, everything he liked, he immediately implemented in his empire.
He was very cruel and had a dark sense of humor. So, for example, in 1714, in order to combat drunkenness, he ordered chronic alcoholics to be awarded medals for drunkenness, which weighed more than 7 kilograms. They were put on the “winner” of drinking while chained in the police station. He could not remove it himself. The poor drunk had to wear this award proudly for a week.
Throughout his reign, he fought with almost all the neighbors of the Russian Empire. He liked to deal with his enemies personally, torturing and executing them with his own hands.
And what is the formidable Russian emperor doing here in Uzhgorod?! He sits on a barrel and pours the Transcarpathian wine that he loved so much.
This is the career from emperor to butler.
Author of the article: Viktor Shatrov
Number of articles: 1100+
Knowledge of languages:: Ukrainian, English
Favourite quote: “Travelling – the only thing that makes you richer“
He was born and lived all his life in Uzhhorod. He graduated with a gold medal from Uzhhorod School No. 1 named after Taras Shevchenko (now Uzhhorod Lyceum named after Taras Shevchenko). He studied at the History Department of UzhNU, graduating with honours in 2009. He worked as a senior researcher at the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, a lecturer at the East European Slavic University.
