Peter the Great
The reign of Peter the Great
He took power in 1682 when he was ten years old. And stayed in power until he died in 1725.
After his dad died peter had to take over. His approach to the government was to help modernize Russia. By doing this he adopted the Julian Calendar, opened for new trade, forced proper hygiene upon civilians, and also founded the russian academy of science. Throughout his reign Peter achieved many things like developing an army of 200,000 men and a small navy. He also took control of the Russian Orthodox Church.