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    “I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself.”Peter the Great was an Absolute leader of Russia during the late 17th century. Peter the Great was an absolute leader, which is the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. Peter the Great can also be seen as a successful leader, which I define as when a leader or an government rules their term successful and it can cause the other people to boycott against the leader or the government. An example

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    Russia before Peter the Great was disconnected from Europe and did not have the technology that the rest of the world had. This position was largely caused by the Mongol invasion of Russia around the 14th century. However, before the Mongol rule, the city-states of Kievan Rus predominated the region. This settlement was established when the Vikings began migrating from Scandinavia to the Black Sea, merging with the East Slavic people. Soon after the creation of Kievan Rus, they converted to Eastern

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    two main people who have impacted their society the most are Peter The Great and Martin Luther. Peter The Great had many had major achievements, goals, and did many actions. One major achievement, goal or action that Peter The Great did or had was he disguised himself as a normal guy to improve the country of Russia. Peter The Great was the Czar of Russia in 1696 and he realized that Russia was isolated from the other countries. Peter wanted to see what Europe was like since Russia was isolated

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    Greatest Leaders: Peter the Great The world is chaotic by nature. For this reason, both men and women alike have stepped forward to lead their people. As such, these people have been gifted with valor and courage to take their countries into ever lasting prosperity. An example of this kind of leader would be the grand emperor of Russia, Peter the Great (1672-1725). Peter the Great is a man who put his country before himself. As a matter of fact, Peter died saving one

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    Peter the Great, the greatest ruler, is also has a genuine personality. Peter was free and easy in his relationship to people; he was able to connect with many of the people, and established great relationships. In his leisure time, he spent time and money generously in obtaining paintings and statues from Italy and Germany which formed the foundations for the Hermitage Collection at St. Petersburg. The many pleasure palaces which he had built round his new capital indicate his taste in architecture

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    ruled over their own magnificent empires. These monarchs were Peter the Great, the tsar of Russia, and the emperor of China, Kangxi. At the time of their rules, an economic system called mercantilism formed. This system allowed societies to benefit off of influx of goods from merchants trading. Using this system, in China, the Canton system was formed to open up ports to western societies. Even though, both Kangxi and Peter the Great shared similarities in the way they ruled, they had a variety of

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    Social Studies DBQ Question During the late seventeenth century under the leadership of Peter the Great, Russia underwent a period of modernization and westernization due to Peter’s reforms. However, without the reforms he instituted, Russia would have remained the most culturally unevolved country in Europe for quite a long time. Peter’s reforms Westernized Russia quite significantly. There are many examples of these reforms and how they helped to Westernize Russia. For example, he caused the

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    positively impact today's world. Peter, the Great of Russia, is an example of a leader who used his complete control over society for good. When Peter came to power, the other European territories were much more advanced than Russia. This is because the Russian people believed

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    Russia’s strength and image was Czar Peter I, or Peter the Great. 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.

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    of authority was concentrated into one person’s hands. Absolutism enabled Peter the Great to modernize and adapt Russia for war, commerce and industrial growth. Additionally, absolutism gave people a powerful leader they needed to trust in and depend on for their country's sake. This type of regnant is most evident King James I of England and King Louis XIV of France. For example, King James I of England

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