“Chicks of Petrov’s Nest” is a book by Doctor of Historical Sciences N. I. Pavlenko, which is a continuation of his works “Peter I” and “A. D. Menshikov.” It presents historical portraits of four main associates of Peter I: B. P. Sheremetev, the first military field marshal, P. A. Tolstoy, a statesman and diplomat, A. V. Makarov, the emperor’s cabinet secretary, and S. L. Vladislavich-Raguzinsky, a native of Serbia, a secret agent of Russia and an entrepreneur. The book was compiled by the author based on archival materials and written in the scientific and artistic genre. It will be of interest to both specialists and anyone interested in the history of Russia.