When Was Peter The Great Born In Russia

Peter The Great Peter the great was born in russia in russia on June 9th 1672. Peter the Great was the 14th child of Czar Alexis by his second wife, Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina. ( Biography.com) He joined his brother Ivan V in 1682 ruling russia together until the death of his brother in 1696. Peter was then declared Sovereign of all Russia. Peter inherited a nation that was underdeveloped compared to the European countries. While the Renaissance and the Reformation swept through Europe. Russia rejected westernization and remained isolated from modernization that Europe was going through.

During his rule, Peter took extensive reforms in an attempt to make Russia a great nation. Peter overcame hard times from the country's medieval slum and initiated a series of changes that affected all areas of Russian life. He made a strong navy, fixed his army according to Western standards, secularized schools, control over the reactionary Orthodox Church, and introduced new administrative and territorial divisions of the country.( biography.com) In a way he was building a whole new russia. A great one too.

Peter’s main focus was on the development of science and recruited several experts to educate his people about technology which later on would bring
You could not mistake for anyone else if you ever saw. His said to be height was 7ft tall and very loud mouthed,violent and ruthless man he was. He was always eager to learn new things. He learned many things from woodwork to training soldiers and even torturing people. Though he was ruthless he was loved and feared by his people proving to be a one of a kind ruler. He kept power by turning the focus of his people's anger elsewhere, his attempted conquest of the Ottoman Empire, and then during the Great Northern War. But he had used threats of punishments to keep his country oppressed (as Machiavelli would say, it's far better to be feared than