Peter Samsonov is a Russian-Canadian engineering manager. He previously published two books on tanks in the Red Army that have received high praise from experts and institutions such as the German Tank Museum. Peter routinely publishes translations and analyses of Soviet primary sources on his well-known 'Tank Archives' blog, focusing on the development, testing and operational use of World War 2 tanks. As part of his research and historical work, he publishes articles on tanks via Warspot and Wargaming Group Ltd.