Peter The Great
BY: Chris Borgese
Peter the Emperor
Peter Alekseyevich, or better known as Peter the Great ruled Russia from 1682 to his death. From the day he began his reign as emperor he was said to put Russia on the road of becoming a great modern power of the world. He was not a very educated man with a mindset of modernization. Although he was Modernizing the country he did not do it in a very kind matter as he is said to not have any mercy for those that no longer followed his new rule. This also showing how forceful of a ruler he was. Although he could be quite forceful ruler at times he also had a very curious side to him as he traveled the world. He was dedicated to the better of the country and extremely motivated as he fought many battles and risked his life for the country. He was also very curious as he traveled to Western Europe to learn all about mathematics and science. He was a unique ruler.
Fun Facts
D1 Bound
Peter the Great was very tall man measured at 6 foot 8 inches.Games
Peter enjoyed playing games that involved warfare
Policies and absolute rule
Peter the Great was an absolute ruler so his policies and rules were very strict. he had power over all of the people but never seemed to abuse his power. although he did have very little mercy for those who went against his rule, he used all of these policies and rules for the better of the country. For example all his people were very disciplined and listened to just about all that he said. So when he wanted to modernize the country the people never hesitated to do just as he said.
personality
Peter the great was a ruler with quite a different personality. Although he was not very educated he had some real word smarts as he understood the countries weak points and made them their strong points. He began this simply with his curiosity as he went from Russia to Western Europe to learn about the culture and their developments. He brought back culture and experts in many fields to modernize the country. He was also very naturally motivated as after the army took an embarrassing loss to Sweden in war he rethought the entire military system and revolutionized it. 9 years later they battled Sweden again and defeated them. Finally he was also