Peter the Great
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Almost certainly it was Peter the Great; he was the first great westward-looking tsar, defeated the Swedes (a fairly major power at the time led by a military genius of sorts) on the shore of the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg as his European capital.
Lenin made Russia a major power
President Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV is the current head of state, but Premier Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN is still the head of United Russia, the party in power. The president has most of the power, but the premier is second in terms of power, hence in many way Putin is the "leader" of Russia.
Rivalry with Russia coming to a pinnacle in the Great Northern War
He underestimated the power of the Russia winter.
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Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725, is renowned for his extensive reforms that modernized Russia. He sought to westernize the country by introducing new technologies, reorganizing the military, and reforming government structures. He also established St. Petersburg as a new capital to symbolize Russia's shift toward European integration. His efforts laid the groundwork for Russia's emergence as a major European power.
Russia, in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905
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Peter the Great significantly modernized Russia by implementing sweeping reforms across various sectors. He focused on modernizing the military, improving administrative efficiency, and promoting Western-style education and technology. Additionally, he established Saint Petersburg as the new capital, which symbolized his vision of a more European-oriented Russia. His efforts laid the groundwork for Russia's emergence as a major European power.