04/02/2022 · Peter I, Russian in full Pyotr Alekseyevich, byname Peter the Great, Russian Pyotr Veliky, (born June 9 [May 30, Old Style], 1672, Moscow, Russia—died February 8 [January 28], 1725, St. Petersburg), tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor (imperator).

28/04/2017 · Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century, who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation

19/08/2009 · Like Napoleon, Peter appeared to some observers, at least in his later years, as almost more than human. He seemed by his own unaided efforts to have changed the course of his country's and Europe's history. Feofan Prokopovich, the most important official apologist and ideologist of Peter's last years, spoke of his am ‘resurrecting Russia as ...

16/03/2015 · Peter was tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. His self-given title was Peter the Great though he was officially Peter I. Peter the Great is credited with dragging Russia out of the medieval times to such an extent that by his death in 1725, Russia was considered a leading eastern European state.

Peter the Great (1689-1725) Excerpts from the Original Electronic Text at the web site of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.. Bishop Burnet, Peter the Great 1698 Von Korb, Diary 1698-99 General Alexander Gordon, History of Peter the Great, 1718 Jean Rousset de Missy, Life of Peter the Great, c. 1730 Bishop Burnet, Peter the Great 1698. I mentioned in the relation of the …

- Peter the Great Overview Peter the Great’s historical significance stems not only from his military ambitions and the great expansion of the Russian Empire under his supervision, but also from his efforts to introduce secular, Western customs and ideas into Russian culture.

09/02/2010 · On February 8, 1725, Peter the Great, emperor of Russia, dies and is succeeded by his wife, Catherine I. The reign of Peter, who became sole czar in 1696, was characterized by a series of sweeping...

Peter the Great. The years 1682 to 1725 encompass the troubled but important regency of Sophia Alekseyevna (until 1689), the joint reign of Ivan V and Peter I (the Great), and the three decades of the effective rule of Peter I. In the latter period Muscovy, already established in Siberia, entered the European scene.

Peter the Great of Russia (1672-1725) is a ruler who requires little introduction. Best remembered for transforming Russia into a true empire, the Tsar’s reputation for naval conquest is only bested by his legendary brutality against his own loved ones.