Peter I of Russia

Peter I the Great Peter I the Great is single-handedly responsible for the Westernization and the modernization of Russia. His multiple domestic reforms and border expansions transformed Russia from an isolated medieval country- that had remained nearly isolated from the Renaissance or Reformation of any kind- into a great modern power. Peter was born on June 9, 1672 in Moscow, Russia. Peter was the son of Tsar Aleksey I and Natalya Naryshkina, the czar’s second wife. Peter’s birth resulted in little celebration, due to Peter being Aleksey’s fourteenth son.But unlike his half-brothers, the offspring of his father’s first marriage, Peter managed to survive past infancy. In 1682, Peter was ruling Russia after being chosen by the Boyar Duma…

subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform myself,” from Peter the Great, shows the sophistication he possessed, and also reflects the attention that he gave to Russia in order to reform it into a better society. Obviously, since he was called Peter “the Great,” he must have influenced history. This is shown through the fact that he was mainly successful in completely overhauling Russia and its economy, government, and society and left a lasting impression that the…

AP World History 3 June 2016 Was Peter Truly Great? Peter the Great of late seventeenth and early eighteenth century Russia was a highly controversial leader. On the one hand, he achieved his ultimate goal of making Russia a great European power, however on the other hand he took a path of violence and oppression to get there (“Czap”). Peter the Great was truly a great leader because he modernized by building up the military, integrated Russia into the global economy, and formed a unique…

Peter the Great is compared to the modern equivalent Vladimir Putin. Peter the Great (Peter I) (1672-1725) Tsar of Russia (1682-1725) is the son of Tsar Alexi I. Peter succeeded the Co-Tsar Fyodor III and Ivan IV. Vladimir Putin (1952-) President of Russia (2012-) succeeded Dmitry Medvedev. Peter I would be a much better modern leader of Russia because he cared for the wellbeing of his people. Peter I, who was formerly known as Peter the Great after defeating Sweden in the Great Northern war in…

Assignment 2 Complete the following questions and turn in assignment 2 via Sakai and outlook. Read chapter 3 (pp. 46-71) and answer the following questions. Please, don 't copy from the book; explain your answers using your own words: 1. Explain the background of Peter the Great and his curiosity with respect to the military and technological innovations. What did he do to fight Russia 's military backwardness? Peter the Great used different international specialists to learn different skills,…

Peter the Great or Odysseus: Two Leaders of Great Superiority Only One can be on Top An effective leader is someone who has a large impact on someone else, they can have good qualities such as being inspiring or they can have bad qualities such as being self-centered. There are two leaders, Peter the Great, a leader of Russia in the 1600s, and Odysseus from the epic poem, The Odyssey, about Odysseus and his journeys across the pacific ocean with his crew during 1200 B.C. It was important that…

Peter the Great used the Table of Ranks which placed superiority to those who were endowed and served in the military – not by birthright – with the highest civil rank being a chancellor. This improved Peter the Great’s control over how much power certain nobles had because they could not skip ranks and need to be promoted to advance. Louis XIV used the two main classes Nobles of the Robe and Nobles of the Sword. The Nobles of the Sword were those in the nobility by birthright – their…

change, the kindling of international relations, and social and economic crises alike, imperial Russia was piloted by tsars and tsarinas to rise as a modern empire. From its ambiguous beginnings in 1613, the Romanov dynasty was born from the boyar nobles of feudal Russia, bearing historically significant figures like Ivan the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and Catherine the Great; these characters formed a foundation that Russia would stand on for centuries to come. With economic,…

The Romanov family ruled in Russia from 1613 to 1917, beginning with Mikhail Romanov and ending with Czar Nicholas Romanov II. The family had a significant impact on Russia over the 300 years they ruled, including the changes made by the well-known Peter the Great. During Peter the Great’s reign, he created a law of succession which permitted the ruler to choose who would be next-in-line for the throne. This law, however, was later changed by Paul I. He decided that there needed to be a specific…

As Russia set off interestingly to expand its political impact in the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea to the detriment of Safavid Persia, Peter I propelled the Russo-Persian War (1722–1723), in which Russia succeeded in taking a great part of the Caucasian regions from Iran for quite a while. Striking in Chechen history, this specific Russo-Persian War denoted the first military experience between Imperial Russia and the Vainakh. As the Russians took control of the Caspian passageway and moved…