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In gaining and centralizing power, Louis XIV moved the entire French government to the city of Versailles where he built the lavish palace of Versailles. To explain, one reason for moving the government was to escape rebellion, and this idea is addressed by Will and Ariel Durant, “…he thought that the voice of the people was the voice of violence; and he did not care to subject himself to such checks on his absolute rule. To the dismay of Colbert he decided to build Versailles.” (91). On the other hand, another reason for moving the center of political power in France was for Louis to force some nobles to abdicate their position. With a number of nobles gone, Louis was able to lure the aristocrat into pleasing himself by providing them with opulent living styles, so much that the “aristocrats were expected to compete for the privilege of watching Louis XIV wake up, eat meals and prepare for bed.” (History.com). This way, Louis deceived the nobles into always agreeing with his own opinion in order to satisfy Louis and keep on living their outlandish lives in the palace of Versailles. Due to the fact that the nobles were distracted with their intents in pleasing the king, Louis began making all decisions on his own without the need to get with the nobles’ consent. As time passed, Louis’ disregard for the nobles lead to the complete destruction of the aristocrat. To this extent of power, Louis’ outrageous actions can be summarized in his own words, “It is legal because I wish it.” (Louis). Likewise, Peter the Great successfully gained control over Russia by using his power to demand nobles for their service for which he drafted them to build the city of St. Petersburg, Peter’s new center for political power, without pay. Furthermore, Peter used force to ensure his absolute control of Russia’s economy by imposing taxes on goods

The similarities of royal authority during the middle seventeen century and early eighteen century were phenomenally equal. Louis XIV, Frederick William and Tsar Peter all believe in central authority(absolutism). They believed that a strong army was the key to territory expansion. Also, they expressed their beliefs of absolutism authority at home and abroad.

From Russia, the politics and systems of Western Europe seemed worlds away, yet the differences between the two realms had become compelling enough for the young Tsar to be convinced of Russia’s need to change. Perhaps, even without the Atlantic system, or if a different monarch sat on the Russian throne, Russia might have developed into its own distinctive society with the ability to rival Western Europe. With history unfolding the way it did, however, Peter I, inspired by his experience with a changed West, acted as the catalyst Russia needed to begin its ascent to power. Despite flaws and drawbacks, Peter I managed to shape Russia into a modern nation with the ability to enter the world stage in the coming years all the way into the present. Little did the seafaring, Western European nations know that, in surging forward in pursuit of wealth and power in the Atlantic, they also awakened a behemoth that would soon come knocking on their

Peter the Great’s trip to the west brought back many technological and military advancements which helped Russia modernize and build a noteable military. Peter the Great was always fascinated by shipbuilding, so when he reached the Netherlands he became an apprentice to a shipbuilder in order to learn how to make his own fleet back in Russia as good as any European ship; thus giving Russia military power it had not possessed earlier. This causes Russia to build up its navy and eventually take land on the Baltic Sea, so now Russia has access to trade. Through this trade Russia is able to build up its economy and become an economic influence in the world. This shifts the balance of power because through the influence of other countries Russia

The absolute monarch that best represented absolutism was Louis XIV of France,or known as the ‘Sun King’ had a reign lasting from 1643 to 1715. He displayed that four major features of absolutism. These major features were centralized political power, pacified nobility, increased revenue and the formation of a new army. He followed a couple theories that lead him to become such a great absolute monarch. Louis set an example of absolutism which other monarchs followed in his footsteps. In the duration of his reign, he developed the expansion of France, manufacturing, his army, and the establishment of the famous Palace of Versailles, which represented his absolute power.

When Peter the Great was young, he was very smart and he loved science. He was tall compared to all the other people in Russia. He was about 6’7, that’s tall compared to everyone else because people in Russia back then were about 5’3 or so. People say back then he was very tall, but had small hands and small feet. Peter the Great was the first Russian monarch to receive an education in Russia. Peter the Great was the youngest son out of all his brothers, he was the youngest boy out of his dads kids. Peter the Great set a great example for the people in Russia. Peter sent artist abroad to study and painters from Western Europe was sent from there to work in Russia. When Peter the Great died, Russia was not the same anymore. Peter the Great was confident about himself being a great leader in the country of Russia. He leads the people, which some may say was great people, with a great

Under the rule of Peter the Great, the economic health of Russia skyrocketed. Peter started the Grand Embassy which was a group comprised of about 250 nobles who travelled to Europe to study economics. Peter I and these nobles first studied the methods of other countries in economics to further westernize Russia. Peter the Great made “large capital investments” in order to advance the economy further. Under his rule “foreign-trade turnover was increased sevenfold.” This shows just how influential Peter the Great’s rule was. In industry, Peter advanced Russia heavily. He started many factories which provided many jobs for serfs as wells as providing the necessary armaments for the Russian military. Peter made so many advancements in the factory

Peter as a young man went to Sweden and built ships however when he returns with this skill of ships he was obliged to pull Russia into the modernizing world even when they felt they were just fine where they were. Peter went to the coast to develop ports and get trade route established, he created St. Petersburg. However he had always deep down never liked the city of Moscow, the nobles, urban life, the courts, and the Orthodox Church. He taxed everything from birth to death: births, marriages, and even caskets. His way of governing was mostly getting his country into the modern life style and progressing in all of the different way. He in some ways believed in equality because he didn’t really like how the nobles were different with their long beards so he cut them off. He also leaned towards the mercantilism aspect of capitalism because he wanted there to be ports so that they could start modernizing and exporting more than they actually

In this essay, I will explore the reforms of peter the great through historical authors and determine whether Peter I of Russia was successful in evolving of the Tsardom of Russia into a contemporary European empire. On top of this I will be looking to see if his attempts at modernization in Russia had a lasting affect on Russian politics. In my analysis, I have gained understanding of the political climate of Russia during Peters youth, his military reforms, and his education reforms. Some contemporaries believe that the reign of Peter the Great was one of the great turning points in Russian history, and indeed of European history as well . Before Peter’s reign, Russia was a mostly forgotten state, that was largely looked upon as a barbaric

Peter the Great was known throughout history for the social policies he instated as well as his special form of justice. Although Peter was very progressive in many of his ideals, when it came to justice, he was “traditional,” meaning that Peter the Great would not hesitate to use maximum force if he thought it was necessary. One example of this lethal force was after the rebellion of the streltsy. Specifically, after their rebellion, he had thousands of streltsy executed “savagely” and “publicly.” In addition, after the betrayal of Sophia, Peter elected not to execute her but instead made her become a nun. Peter also led many reforms. One of his main ideas was the introduction of “absolute primacy.” This basically confiscated power from the

The French absolutist rose under King Louis XIV because the kings of that era believed they were chosen by god and responsible to god alone. The French absolutist’s were able to accomplish these goals through mercantilism and collaborating with nobles. The absolutist Spain experienced a decline during the same period, due to financial issues and numerous wars. The French absolutist believed they were chosen by god; this allowed them to claim exclusive power to make and enforce laws, denying any other institution or group the authority to check their power.

Peter the Great’s reforms are widely considered to be one of the most defining moments that impacted both Russian and European history. Peter began an effort to modernize the country’s military, as the era progressed with the reforms that expanded, that “instigated economic development, governmental modernization social reconstruction in Russia” (Dennis J B 1999 p. 992). The introduction of European practices into Russia arguably positioned the precedence of a developing modernization that has since been a feature of Russian development, including illuminating Russian into modern Europe. Peter launched a thoroughgoing reform and modernization of his domain with the “aim of transforming it into a major contemporary European nation” (Dennis

During Louis XIV’s rule (1643- 1715), France experienced an absolute monarchy. Absolutism, in Louis eyes, was the idea that the entire state be authorized by ‘one king, one law, one faith.’ Louis advocated his tutor Bossuet’s “divine right of kings”, the belief that the sole authority above the king is God. These aspects of absolutism were aimed to strengthen France internally and externally, but did not completely succeed. Louis told his successor to ‘make your citizens happy’: the opposite of what the former had accomplished. Through force Louis gave his citizens no say in their country, no option but his way of rule. Although Louis aspired for an absolute monarchy, for France’s best interest, the French were ultimately unhappy during his reign.

Course paper for History of Russia Done by : Roderik Sidor , student of second semester at MGIMO University Topic : Peter the Great Summary of course paper : 1. Introduction, Times before Peter the Great, Peter the Great 2.Peter's reforms Introduction: I chose this topic because I found it very interesting at the first place since I like reading about important people in the world and history. After a small research and with basic knowledge of history I found out that Peter the Great ( also known as Peter 1. or Pyotr Alexeyevich was very significant and important person in Russian history as itself so I hope that I will manage to cover everything important. I think that Peter the Great should be well known for people studying in Russia and , hopefully I will get acquainted with this significant figure by writing this paper.

During the pre-Enlightenment period, France and England went through very dramatic and very different government change. At the beginning of this time period, England had achieved relative stability, due largely in part to Elizabeth I long and successful reign. On the other hand, France had been subjected to numerous civil and religious wars, therefore leading to instability. French absolutism was largely a result of these crises and tragedies, with the country recognizing the need for a strong, powerful leader, which they found during the long and successful reign of Louis XIV. In England however, many problems arose due to a series of short and incapable rulers, beginning with James I and ending with James II.