Who Is Peter The Great Modernize Russia In The 19th Century
Russian History (pre 19th century) - NOTES!!
Before the 18th century, Russia was considered a part of Europe only by courtesy. Hemmed in by Sweden (on the Baltic Sea) and the Ottoman Empire (on the Black Sea), the country had no warm water ports. Also, there was very little trade with the bordering countries.
Aside from the physical separation, Russia was separated by the customs and the cultural differences that it had to the rest of the world.
During the 18th century, the Russian Empire became political power. This was due to Peter I (Peter the Great) because of his accomplishments forced the West to take notice of his nation.
Peter The Great
When Peter I came into power in 1689, he had two basic goals for his country:
• Modernize his country in the western …show more content…
He was ruthless when he ruled Russia as he was so determined for his country to be recognised. He forced his subjects to conform to his ideas, founded a navy, introduced factories, and organized a modern army. He also created a new Russian capital, St Petersburg.
In 1703, Peter began construction a fortress on territory that he had won – which became the new capital city of St Petersburg – and moved his imperial court there in 1712. In order to populate St Petersburg, Peter forced all upper-class Russians to move there.
One problem was that the country had no proper means of transportation. What roads there were only ran east to west, and even then, they were difficult to traverse, especially during the Russian winter.
Peter westernized his subjects by using taxation and implementing new laws. Some examples are:
• He put a high tax on beards and Oriental dress to force the people to adopt Western dress.
• He modernized the calendar, simplified the alphabet, unified the currency, and introduced universal taxation.
• He built Russia's first modern hospitals and medical
Before the 18th century, Russia was considered a part of Europe only by courtesy. Hemmed in by Sweden (on the Baltic Sea) and the Ottoman Empire (on the Black Sea), the country had no warm water ports. Also, there was very little trade with the bordering countries.
Aside from the physical separation, Russia was separated by the customs and the cultural differences that it had to the rest of the world.
During the 18th century, the Russian Empire became political power. This was due to Peter I (Peter the Great) because of his accomplishments forced the West to take notice of his nation.
Peter The Great
When Peter I came into power in 1689, he had two basic goals for his country:
• Modernize his country in the western …show more content…
He was ruthless when he ruled Russia as he was so determined for his country to be recognised. He forced his subjects to conform to his ideas, founded a navy, introduced factories, and organized a modern army. He also created a new Russian capital, St Petersburg.
In 1703, Peter began construction a fortress on territory that he had won – which became the new capital city of St Petersburg – and moved his imperial court there in 1712. In order to populate St Petersburg, Peter forced all upper-class Russians to move there.
One problem was that the country had no proper means of transportation. What roads there were only ran east to west, and even then, they were difficult to traverse, especially during the Russian winter.
Peter westernized his subjects by using taxation and implementing new laws. Some examples are:
• He put a high tax on beards and Oriental dress to force the people to adopt Western dress.
• He modernized the calendar, simplified the alphabet, unified the currency, and introduced universal taxation.
• He built Russia's first modern hospitals and medical