PETER THE GREAT
By: Natalie Battista
IN THE BEGINNING
- Not well educated
- Very curious
- Visited factories and art galleries to learn about Western ways
- Studied Anatomy and Dentistry from doctors
- Impressed by Parliament
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Took throne at 10 years old
- Strengthened military
- Expanded Russian borders
- Centralized royal power
- Strengthened serfdom
POLICIES
- Brought all Russian institutions under his control, including the Russian Orthodox Church
- Forced the haughty boyars (landowning nobles) to serve the state in civilian or military positions.
- Passed laws ensuring that nobles retained control over their lands, including the serfs on those lands
INTERESTING FACTS
- One of the tallest leaders of his time - 6'7
- Very abusive to his son Alexis and had him killed
- Called himself Peter the Great