Peter I of Russia

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    Peter the Great ushered in a new era for Russian leadership- rather than focusing on the grabs for power characterized by the False Dmitry period, and rather than focusing on the cleansing characterized by Ivan the Terrible, Peter sought to move Russia beyond these power struggles into an era where Russia would be revered as a modern global power, on par with Western European powers of the time. To achieve this goal, Peter turned to Europe to study their advancements especially in the areas of engineering

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    Romanov II was born on the 18 May 1868 and came into reign in 1894 becoming Tsar of Russia, continuing the Romanov rule since 1613. His coronation celebrations saw huge crowds lining the streets (as seen in source 1). As in the past all Tsars were believed to be chosen by god to rule and Tsar Nicholas II was no exception, the people of Russia saw him as their ‘Little Father’. During his first years of Tsar, Russia was ranked among the world’s greatest powers; it was a time of peace and prosperity

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    When peter the great died was on February 8 or January 28 in Julian calendar the year 1725 in st.petersburg, russia at the age 53. How Peter died is that when he was at war in the sea he saw one of his ships sinking and jumped into the sea to help the men who were drowning. Later Peter got the flu after jumping into the cold water then developed Gangrene a disease when dead blood cells clogs your bladder. It wasn't long until peter died of the disease. How people knew that he died of Gangrene was

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    Catherine the Great reigned as Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. In her four years of rule she made very important changes to both Russia and Europe as a whole. She was born in the small domain of Anhalt-Zerbst where she grew up in modest but cultured surroundings. She was strongly influenced by French culture. At the age of fifteen she came to Russia to marry Peter of Holstein-Gottorp. When she was thirty-three years old she took over the Russian throne. Politically, foreign policies were

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    Peter and Catherine, they complimented each other well. To start off first with Peter the Great, best known for his military Tactics and to apply what he has learned in other battles and taking what he learned in other battles creating a Navy and an Army. The Navy being eight hundred ships strong, Green navy for the when they need to patrol the same rivers. Blue navy for the oceans that they do control and patrol. There are 34 ships in a line. Which brought an interesting Foreign policy, to not

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    decades, after the death of Peter the Great in 1752, the state of Russia was subject to a weak leadership, but despite this, the Russian population increased, and the elite of land owner grew wealthier. Subsequently to this weak leadership, a new leader ascends the Russian throne. Catherine the Great was born in 1729 in Poland. Her family married her to Peter III, also born in 1762. This marriage was made for political reasons, in fact Peter III was the grandson of Peter the Great, and heir to the

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    Peter the Great or better yet Peter the Great Reformer, influenced and drastically changed Russia from the bottom up. Peter mainly focused in the westernization of the social system of Russia and pioneered in the education system of the nobility. Peter believed that if Russia was to be a powerful state its generals and leaders had to be educated, he achieved this proliferation of education through the creation and funding of schools across many fields of science like: navigation, medicine, engineering

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    Peter the great born Peter Alekseyevich Romanov was the ruler responsible for modernizing Russia when they were very far behind European countries. Beginning when Peter was very young his education was put in several tutors control by his father, Tsar Alexis.The more known tutors are Nikita Zotov, Patrick Gordon, and Paul Menesius. January 29,1676 Tsar Alexis died, leaving Peters older sickly half-brother Feodor III with full control. Although he was in control the government was mainly controlled

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    The reign of Peter the Great has been a source of considerable historical debate for many contemporary and traditional historians. Especially, the transformation he made to Russian culture, politics and economic, which arguably changed the foundations of society. Thus, the interval of some three hundred years has allowed us to access Peter the Great 's reforms more accurately but we must consider that Russia during the late 17th century existed in different ethical and social circumstances to our

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    These show Philip II’s deeply religious aspect. The rulers of Louis XIV, Peter the Great, and Philip II all built magnificent buildings to consolidate and grow their power by their dominating influences. In Europe, absolute monarchs knew that controlling the nobles was key to power. Louis XIV exemplified this by removing nobles

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