Peter the Great of Russia
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Peter the Great of Russia Artiom Dolgich and Josh Breault
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Peter the Great of Russia. Artiom Dolgich and Josh Breault. Background . Russian czar in the late 17 th century who attempted to establish Russia as a great nation Born on June 9 th , 1672 Died on February 08, 1725 Peter inherited the nation as underdeveloped when he came to power - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Peter the Great of Russia
Artiom Dolgich and Josh Breault
Russian czar in the late 17th century who attempted to establish Russia as a great nation
Born on June 9th, 1672 Died on February 08, 1725 Peter inherited the nation as underdeveloped when he
came to power He was 6 ½ feet tall Excessive drinker Married twice and had 11 children
Background
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Shared the throne with his brother Ivan V After his brother dies, Peter inherits all of the nation Peter created a strong navy He reorganized his army according to western standards Reestablished schools Administrated greater power over Orthodox church In 1721, he proclaimed Russia an empire and was awarded
the title of emperor of all Russia Although he was an effective leader, he was also cruel
Reign
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In 1688, Peter began his first attempts at shipbuilding In 1693, he sees the sea for the first time His passion for sailing begins to grows In 1697-1698 Peter leads his great embassy to western
Europe, visiting the Netherlands, Vienna and England He introduced new administrative and territorial divisions of
the country Modernized the Russian alphabet Introduced the Julian calendar Established the first Russian newspaper
Accomplishments
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Brought Russia from the medieval age
Built beautiful and huge cities
Reorganized Russian army
Strengthened the Russian navy
Took control of more seas and ports
Gained allies
Significance
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One of the best leaders Russia has had Modernized Russia Took ideas from the west Hired Renaissance artist to create Saint Petersburg (one of
the most beautiful cities in the world) Was cruel at times Cruelty was necessary to keep order Some historians believe Russia would not come out of the
Medieval Age for hundreds of more years, if it was not for Peter
Views
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Gupta, Surendra K. "Peter the Great." Great Lives from History: The Eighteenth Century. Ed. John Powell. 2 Vols. Salem Press, 2006. Salem History Web. 09 May. 2012.
"I Peter the Great." 2012. Biography.com 09 May 2012, 09:39 Http://www.biography.com/people/peter-the-great-9542228
"Peter's Table of Ranks: 1722." Russian Life Jan.-Feb. 2011: 21+. General OneFile. Web. 9 May 2012.
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