Catherine the Great: This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia, created a new law code, and greatly expanded Russia…
Peter the Great was considered on of the greatest czar of all Russian history. He did attempt to build a bigger army to overpower other European countries, but that costed a great deal of money and a raise in taxes. In 1700, he went to war with Sweden, raging on for 21 years. As Russia took on the victory of the battle, they gained power over the Baltic Sea and transformed the Russian Tsardom into the Russian Empire. Soon, Russia became the world’s top producer in cast-iron melting.…
This man is known as Peter the Great and was considered to be a absolute monarch. Peter and his brother Ivan were both rulers until his brother died, making Peter sole ruler of Russia. One of his greatest accomplishments were founding the city of St. Petersburg. Russia also became one of the most powerful Europe countries while Peters ruling. Peter had faced many different challenges as he ruled but one of the biggest ones was the power of the nobles. He ultimately influenced Russia by laying a strong foundation for Russia by many cultural, education, and architectural achievements.…
1. Peter 1: Autocrat; Peter the Great; son of Alexis Romanov; ruled 1689 to 1725; included more definite interest in changing selected aspects of economy and the culture through imitation of western European models…
Peter I was tsar of Russia from 1682 until 1725. He introduced significant changes in…
Towards the end of the 17th century, Russia began undergoing dramatic, yet selective, internal changes. Peter the Great led the first westernization of Russia in history, permanently changing Russia and providing a model from which westernization attempts elsewhere were based on. Westernization was used by Peter and his successors to promote Russia's expansionist empire without intending to transform Russia into a truly Western society.…
Religion was an important factor when dealing with Louis XIV and Peter the Great. Louis XIV held simple views regarding religion and it was that the king controlled the Catholic Church and that the Church should do his bidding. Louis got into conflict with some popes, but in the end he got his way, because he was more powerful. Louis believed that what was good for him was good for France. He saw no difference between the two. During Peter's reign the Russian Orthodox Church was reformed. The traditional leader of the Church was the Patriarch of Moscow. In 1700, when the office fell vacant, Peter had refused to name a replacement, allowing the Patriarch's deputy to discharge the duties of the office. In 1721, Peter followed the advice of Feofan Prokopovich and erected the Holy Synod, to take the place of the Patriarch and deputy. Peter also implemented a law which stated that no Russian man could join a monastery before the age of 50. He thought that too many able Russian men were being wasted away by clerical work when they could be joining his army. In 18th century Russia, few people lived to over a half century, therefore very few men became monks during Peter's reign. The monks were not pleased with this. In…
In 1629, a young and determined prince named Peter Alexeyevich Romanov took the crown of Russia. However, Peter inherited a state where the real power was held by a large group of traditional landowning elite, known as the boyard nobility. After a weak rule by Michael Romanov and his son, who was backed up by the nobility, the traditional Russian service system was breaking down, as the nobility attempted to avoid duty in the army. As a result, the whole country was in decay and the army in tatters. Peter the Great, however, decided to reverse the trend and decided to consolidate what little power was given to him by his weak predecessors. In an attempt to make Russia a great Baltic power, Peter the Great would permanently change the Russian military and the social structure of his country…
After the 1905 revolution Russia was in need of reforms both economically and politically, to allow it maintain its role of a great power and to prevent another revolution occurring the answer to this was the October Manifesto. However, due to the stubbornness of the Tsar who was determined not to relinquish his autocratic powers, what may have appeared as reforms were largely superficial making little change in particular to the Russian political system.…
Russia, under the reign of the young Tsar Peter, was westernized and modernized almost in the wink of an eye. Peter the Great visited Europe, and worked hard to learn and bring back every bit of technology and wisdom possessed by the western part of the world. Throughout his reign he brought Russia up from the proverbial dumps, and placed it among the world powers throughout the known world. Not only did he use his intelligence and determination to put Russia in this position, but also his natural ability to command and lead armies into battle.…
a.i. Before Peter the Great, no Russian had the courage to even try to convert Russia into an westernized, European nation. When Peter the Great acquired power, he improved the Russian army, remodeled the social and economic structure of Russia and conquered territory towards Sweden to gain access to the Baltic Sea.…
When you think of Peter I or Peter the Great, as he gave himself that name, one thinks of Russia and the many Tsars that ruled this interesting part of the world. To learn of Peter the Great is to explore his life during 1682 . Peter was responsible for bringing Russia out of darkness and into a more civilized country in hopes that Russia, the Motherland, would gain the respect of the rest of the European theatre and become a great power. To do this required many changes and reforms which Peter the Great was responsible for. Although not completely successful in his reforms, Peter the Great had the attitude that he could never fail. Russia, considered by other countries as primitive, was at no point prepared to expand its territory or even be considered a threat by others with all the internal conflicts happening in the diverse land. Peter the Great was the answer to the lack of respect by the Western world, as he was raised differently than any other tsars or family that came before him. This upbringing will show the attitude and demeanor with which Peter the Great was able to meet the needs of the state. Previous to Peter the Great, the state had never…
Louis XIV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as the king of both France and Navarre with one of the longest reigns in European history with a span of over 72 years starting from when he was five years old. On the other hand, Peter the Great was a leader who ruled the Russian Empire and steered the Tsardom into becoming a huge empire which became a major European power. The efforts of Louis XIV and Peter the Great to gain absolute control over their respective countries were strikingly similar, yet had few differences as they each used forms of political, religious, and societal advantages towards national domination.…
Peter the PandererIn this political speech I have identified the arguments and non-arguments, facts and non-facts, statements that are subjective, and the statements that are relativist ("The Basic Concepts of Critical Thinking," 2013). The arguments I identified would be in these statements that support final claims. The fifth paragraph shows an argument “our community endured the same hard times.” The supporting statement would be Peters father was laid off at the steel mill, then their family did not have enough money for school, and the football season was cancelled due to low funding.…
Peter the Great spent two years trying to capture territory near Turkey called Azov. He did this for two different reasons. The first was to strengthen alliances in Europe against Turkey because of religious tensions. The second was to approach the Black Sea, which was a key location for Peter to anchor Russia’s military power, and his new foreign policies. After the second try, he captured Azov. He also spent many months in Western Europe learning from each of the countries about their cultures and technologies. Through taking Azov, Peter started a project to expand Russia’s power into Europe, because up until then the country had been cut off from most of the European culture. By doing this, Peter the Great improved life for the Russian people by adding protection and international connections, and improved the way the people worked, making the industries better.…