Peter the Great
By: Madison Scheideler
Personality of Peter the Great
- Peter was a very curious boy when he was younger
- He was not very educated
- Peter the Great was very powerful because he became most autocratic ruler in Europe to institute these changes
Acommplishments
- Became the most autocratic ruler in Europe to institute these changes
- He created a navy
- Peter the Great simplified the alphabet
- Imports Western technology and established academies for math and science
- He strengthened serfdom
- Made Russia world’s biggest country-expanded through Siberia into Alaska.
Policies
- Forces nobles to dress more Western
- Forces men to shave their beards
- Did not tolerate resistance
Interesting Facts about Peter the Great
- Taxed people for having beards
- He married twice and had 11 children
- Before his death he failed to name his heir
- He was 6'8
- His real name was Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov
- Secretly executed and accused his own son of treason
- Known to be cruel and tyranical