Influence Of Peter The Great

As a conclusion Peter the Great of Russia should receive the title of “Most Absolute Monarch” because he was wise, yet cruel. He created Russia's navy, but required an education before the men could join. He was fond of physical labor and didn't mind putting his men through it. Peter also westernized the entire country of Russia. Since beards were not a fashion in westernization, Peter made it mandatory for all of his nobleman to shave their beards off. He wanted Russia to be westernized completely. Peter was very strong and was not afraid of anyone's criticism. When his people tried to overthrow him (which was multiple times), it usually ended with mass executions. Peter had to let everyone know who was boss. He even interrogated his own son because of faulty reasoning. He also was a very strong Protestant Christian and made everyone follow him as a Christian. To get down to it, if things didn't go Peter's way, it all ended

Prior to Peter taking reign, the Russian society was in a rough condition. The economy was failing and the country's standing army was extremely weak. Russia was also in the midst of a war against the Ottoman Turkish Empire, with a goal to secure a Russian port on the northern coast of the Black Sea. Peter the Great ruled over Russia from 1682-1752.He tried to form warm water ports so they had the ability to trade in the in the winter. He also tried to improve Russia and modernize the culture. As an effect of these things, Peter the Great had an overall positive impact on Russia during his rule.

Peter the Great wanted to westernize Russia. He was eager to borrow European technology, the kind that could give him the army and navy he needed to make Russia a great power. Peter wanted to reorganize the army. He employed both Russians and Europeans as officers, built a standing army of 210,000 men, and formed the first Russian navy. Peter divided Russia into provinces in order to impose the rule of the government more effectively. He wanted to create a "police state," by which he meant a well-ordered community governed by law. After his trip to the West, he introduced Western customs, practices, and manners into Russia; he even ordered the preparation of the first Russian book of etiquette to teach Russians. He changed traditional Russian

Prior to Peter the Great taking reign, the Russian society was in a rough condition. The economy was failing and the country's standing army was extremely weak. Russia was also in the midst of a war against the Ottoman Turkish Empire, with a goal to secure a Russian port on the northern coast of the Black Sea. Peter the Great ruled over Russia from 1682-1752.He tried to form warm water ports so they had the ability to trade in the in the winter seasons. He also tried to improve Russia and modernize the culture. As an effect of these things, Peter the Great had an overall positive impact on Russia during his rule.

Peter claimed himself the emperor of Russia. He established a Senate as the highest government institution. He later then introduced a new poll tax, which gave him funding for a foreign policy and for increasing manufacturing trade. Peter was the great absolute ruler which helped him expand Russia. He allowed others to work with him but everything had to go his way.

Peter was the first tsar to ever leave Russia. He went on an 18-month journey exploring all the European knowledge he could obtain. After getting back from his trip Peter started encouraging trade, giving local merchant opportunity to make money. He helped landowners keep their serfs by tying peasants to their land. Peter raised taxes, these taxes went to building new cities and expanding the military.

Peter the Great was a very successful Russian leader who defended his country in its wars, and increase its territory. Peter the Great’s most famous contribution to Russia was the establishment of St.Petersburg. Another reason Peter was a successful leader was how he defended Russia from the Swedes at the Baltic’s area. (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) Peter the Great was famous and, welled like by Russians for building cities and defending his people. Peter has established cities and he defended his country in wars.

After seeing the cultural standards of the “modernized” Europe, he decided that noble of Russia would get rid of their beards and begin to dress like the people of Europe (Sattler). Although it may have seemed like Peter the Great wanted to destroy traditional Russia for a new Europe-inspired Russia, he wanted to seem more threatening and superior to the modernized countries.

Peter the Great became a sole ruler of Russia in 1696, made a general positive influence on Russia, and addressed many issues and reformed the country geographically, economically, culturally, and militarily.

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 created a world-class navy from scratch. He began a long war with Sweden, who at that point had control over the Baltic region. Even though they suffered many losses during the war, Peter the Great rebuilt his army like the European armies and did not give up. Eventually, the Russian army won against Sweden and took control of territory along the Baltic Sea. On this territory, Peter built up St. Petersburg, which became an indication of his efforts to modernize Russia. He invited many artisans and architects to design palaces with Western design to bring more of the Western culture in. Peter expanded the Russian empire to the east because he had Russian traders cross the plains of Siberia. Later on, he signed a treaty with China that accepted Russia’s claims to the lands north of China. This treaty also defined the border between them.

In 1679, Peter Alekseyevich, famously known as Peter the Great, visited western Europe in an attempt to establish and strengthen Russia’s position in the modern world, such as ideas that would reform the domestic structure of Russia. Through Europe's customs and industry, Peter the Great sought to westernize Russia. Decrees such as the new calendar and compulsory education for Russian nobility transformed daily lives.

Through his reign Peter revolutionised his country, 'reorganizing and strengthening the state and army, conquering new territories and building new navy, a seaport, and a new capital in St. Petersburg '1. The most significant change, Bushkovitch argues, was his campaign of Europeanisating Russia 's culture which saw the introduction of all forms of Western advancements emerge into the society and by 1725, Russia had achieved the aim of entering on the European stage. The ultimate objective was to at least equal if not surpass other European states while joining them in their great power

Adam, this is an interesting view that you have chosen to defend. You made a strong point when you brought up the fact that when the power of making decisions was in the hands of one ruler versus multiple, there is not as much conflict that arises when one can make the final decisions. I also agreed with the point you made about Peter the Great and how he pushed his country towards modernization, and though it came with negative effects, it also came with positive effects such as the improved education and new technology.