Toy army of Peter the Great

The toy army of Peter the Great (Russian: Потешные войска, romanized: Poteshnye voiska, lit. 'amusement forces, fun forces'), initially called Peter's regiment (Russian: Петровский полк, romanized: Petrovsky polk), was a collection of young Peter  I of Russia's playmates, the sons of noblemen, and attendants from his father Aleksey's court.

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