Peter the Great
Emperor of Russia
Personality
- Interested in westernization
- Absolute Monarch
- Controlling
- Needed people to follow orders
- Ruthless
Accomplishments
- Signed treaty with Qing Dynasty
- Expanded Russia's power
- Simplified Russian Alphabet
- Improved schools and military
Facts
- Could not control the government until he was 17 because he was not well educated.
- Killed over 1000 people who did not follow his new order
- Spent a lot of time walking in European cities to adapt to western lifestyle
Policies
- Made Boyars shave their beards
- Modernized Boyars' clothing
- Forced nobles and boyars to serve in military positions