Quote Originally Posted by Northnovas
Okay, I have been lurking through this thread and reading the other IH for awhile and this looks interesting to be involved in, so I will sign up for Russia and of the dual Tsars I will take Peter the Great.
I got a lot of the political stuff reading Peter's bio is there any other sources recommended for the military history of country?
I remind that it starts decades before Peter took power.

Most likely - here is the ONLY place you can find anything detailed about Russian military of that period in English...

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=53648


There are some minor mistakes - for example the author mentions some battle with the Poles which probably never happened, but still it is the best source possible...


In addition I suggest this thread if you need some pictures to figure what is what

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72384



As a short side note I am quite certain that the Russian army in 1654-1660 was generally of better quality and experience than the force that Peter gathered in 1700 - only later the new army of Peter the Great became really superior. And, yes I am quite serious.

That ends my intrusion.