Peter the Great
Emperor of Russia
He ruled Russia from 1682-1725
Personality and Hobbies:
-very curious
-travels to Western Europe to learn culture, technology, and government of the West
-became the most absolute monarch in Europe
Physical Features:
-athletic
-handsome
Accomplishments and Policies
-changes and strengthens military
-created a navy
-brings back Western Europeans to help Westernize Russia
-forces nobles to dress more Western
-reorganizes the government
-forces men to shave beards
-establishes academies for math and science
-strengthened serfdom
-did not tolerate resistance' guards rebelled and Peter slaughtered thousands of them and left their rotting bodies outside the palace to send a message
Russian Expansion
-expanded Russian borders to eventually make Russia the World's biggest country
-expanded through Siberia into Alaska
The Great Northern War
-1709 he invades again, defeats Swedes, gains land to build St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
-brought in Serfs to drain swamps
-brought in Western Architects
Interesting Facts
-his eldest son Czarevich Alexei was convicted of high treason by his father and secretly executed in 1718
Trading
-encourages exports
-searches for warm water port to trade