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Peter the Great
Peter the Great (Peter I) was the leader of the Russian Empire who reigned for 42 years (1682-1725).
329 Questions
Why was a warm-water port a major priority for Peter the Great?
Peter the Great realized as did future Russian and Soviet leaders that it's necessary to have access to the seas all year, not just in warm weather. A nation needs open ports for trading and defense purposes.As an aside, the most despotic nation of Russia supported the Union in the US Civil War. The reason for this that the US allowed the Russian war fleet to conduct sea maneuvers in Winters, allowing them safe haven in San Francisco and sometimes on the east coast of the US.
2 facts about Peter the Great?
Peter the Great was a great man who loved war, He also simulated it with cannons with leather cannon balls. Peter the great also put his step sister in prision as a nun.
Catherine followed Peter the Great and continued to implement his program.
Who ruled Russia before Peter the Great?
Tsar Feodor III ruled immediately before Peter I (the Great). Many other princes and tsars ruled before him - check Wikipedia for "List of Russian rulers".
How did peter the great learn about western technolgoy and traditions?
By disguising himself as a tourist in Europe.
writing letters to other europeans
What did Russia gain as a result of Peter the Great's war against Sweden?
peter the great gained the baltic sea
Was Peter the Great an absolute ruler?
Yes, in the sense that he was not democratically elected and ruled Russia as its sole leader with absolute power.
she couldn't like play with them like she used to because ever since after the marriage when her mother went back to prussia the empress was more strict.
What is Peter the Great's contribution?
peter the great helped russia. he outlaw russia styles. fleet of ships built and created a navy.
What did Peter the Great want to do?
Yes, one of his key aims was to modernize Russia. In practice this inolved westernization.
Did Peter the Great westernize Russia?
Territorial expansion, Peter I turned small Russia into a Russian Empire. Peter I also reorganized the Russian military along European lines. Built the first Russian naval base, Taganrog in 1698. In 1 year Peter I went from dreaming of a Navy (in 1695) to having a 30 ship fleet that were battle ready against the Ottomans in 1696.
Answer
There are several things that Peter 1 did to help modernize Russia. He required courtiers, state officials, and the military to shave their beards and adopt Western clothing styles. He also sought to gain more maritime outlets because at the time the only outlet he had was the White Sea. During this time he also brought in several ship makers to Russia so they could teach the Russian citizens how to make ships efficiently. Peter also sent delegations out to observe training methods of the Knights of Malta. He also established the new city of St. Petersburg as planned city that was westernized and could be compared to Paris for reasons such as the grand boulevards, large facades and the Winter Palace
What mistakes did peter the great make?
One of her failures was allowing the boyars to increase their stranglehold on Russian peasants. She took firm action to repress the peasants when they revolted against the harsh conditions of serfdom. As a result, conditions grew worse for the peasants, and even more were forced into serfdom. The fact that she kept serfdom alive while it was dying out in other places put Russia at a disadvantage in world affairs.
What were the most important events of Peter the Great's reign?
Peter the Great was a Russian czar/tsar in the 1700's who's main achievement was to "westernize" Russia. Some achievements include...
-Building a Navy
- Creating the Table of Ranks, which allowed peasants to move up on the social chain.
-Building a new capital (St. Petersburg)
-Introducing art and philosophy into early Russia
-WESTERNIZING RUSSIA
Peter the Great believed that education and trade (modeled on the Western European formula) would transform his country.
What was Peter the Great's chief goal while ruling Russia?
Peter the Great's chief goal while ruling Russia was modernization.
What city did Peter the Great create?
Peter the Great created the city of St. Petersburg as a way to get away from the eastern influences in Moscow and be closer to the wetsern influences of Europe.
Why did peter the great build the city of st. petersburge?
When he was Czar Russia was a land locked country and he had been to the rest of Europe. He could see that to make Russia like the rest of Europe he needed a water route to the ocean so that he could build a navy and have a shipping route to Russia. The land he took actually belonged to Finland, but he fought them for it and got it. When he began to build the city the land was a swampy marshy site, so he had to build that up before he could build. He had 25,000 surfs work on turning the swamp into land that could be used. The first thing he built was a fort and was made of wood. Very little of the first buildings still exist because the wood decayed over time. The city he built is very European with multicolored buildings on 41 islands and there are canals. I went there in 08 and found a beautiful city that is remarkable to this day. Peter the Great also built a magnificent place outside the city and later Catherine the Great took the winter place and filled it with art. Today it is one of the worlds greatest museums.
What were strengths and weaknesses of Peter the Great?
I believe Peter was the Czar and Catherine was his wife. Catherine ruled the country better in my opinion.
Why did peter the great believe that Russia's future depended on having a warm-water port?
A warm water port is essential to getting shipping and fishing boats in and out when other ports are frozen over in the winter.
