Peter I (the Great) of Russia
1682-1725
Goals and Accomplishemts
-imported Western technology
-improved education
-improved waterways and canals
-developed mining and textile manufacturing
-backed new trading companies
He expand his territory by defeating Sweden created a new Capitol in St. Petersburg
Modernize Russia
Modernized the Russian alphabet
Introduced the Gulian calendar
Established the first Russian newspaper
Forced Russian nobles to adopt western fashions. Promoted the use of French as the court language to the extent that within a few generations many Russian nobles could not understand the common Russian of their own countrymen. Also tried to end the practice of forced arranged marriages between noblemen and women.
Warm-water pot- one that would be free of ice all year round
Nobility
Drew military officers and made sure they served in the military or administrative positions
Aimed to reduce the pore of the nobility
Peasantry
Subjected the peasants to compulsory labor and to military service
Every individual adult male peasant was assessed with a tax
Military
Military reforms massively modernized Russia's army and Navy
The Navy was primarily Peter he Greats invention
Introduces a sole tax on males
Westernization
He wanted Russia to look like a more western civilization
Religion
It was a very rich institution and Peter wanted this wealth