Joseph Stalin‚ and Peter the Great: Two Great Leaders If someone asks about the Great Leaders of Russian History‚ there will be the two leaders‚ Stalin and peter the great. Stalin is the Dictator of the Soviet Union‚ the 19th century of Russia that industrialize the Soviet Union. Whereas the Peter the Great‚ the 17th century dictator of Russian Empire that modernize and westernize the Russia during early Russian history. Both leaders are considered whom impacted the Russia‚ by westernization‚ and
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Zhou 1/5/2014 Jason Fisher AP European History Frederick and Peter 18th centuries in Europe is marked by the rise of two new power‚ Russia and Prussia. These two countries came into power within a few generation because of two powerful and wise leaders. These two leaders reformed and expanded their empire. Peter the Great reformed the Old Russian social system and reformed the country‚ while Fredrick the Great of Prussia fought and won the impossible war with Austria‚ and
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Nikita Khrushchev * Born 1894‚ in Russian village of Kalinovka. * Fought in Red army during the civil war of 1922-23. * Then became a politician for the communist party in Moscow. Awarded the order of Lenin for his work building the Moscow underground railway. * 1949: appointed by the communist party to run soviet agriculture. * 1955: in power after Stalin’s death and in 1956 attacked Stalin’s reputation. Denouncing him as a wicked tyrant who kept all power to himself‚ and was
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Peter the Great‚ the Tsar of Russia from 1682-1725 was a hero for the Russian people. He fought to make the country bigger and improve trade‚ made huge changes in the social and economic structures of Russia‚ and expanded the Russian military strength into a much larger power. Peter the Great spent two years trying to capture territory near Turkey called Azov. He did this for two different reasons. The first was to strengthen alliances in Europe against Turkey because of religious tensions. The
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do not need to use all of the sources but just some of them)‚ the textbook and lecture notes‚ address the following questions: 1. Peter the Great sought to Europeanize Russia‚ but what aspects of European civilization did he admire and desire to import? 2. What aspects of European civilization did Peter ignore‚ and why? 3. Did the reign of Peter the Great bring a "revolution from above" in Russian life‚ or were these only "reforms‚" continuing earlier trends and preserving the fundamental
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Peter the Great: Reformer or Revolutionary? Peter the Great‚ or Peter I‚ was a man who introduced sweeping changes in Russia during his reign‚ some that were great for his country‚ and others that lead to misfortune. Even though he changed many things‚ historians have argued over whether he was a reformer or revolutionary for many ages past his death. It is more accurate to call him a reformer than a revolutionary‚ as Peter did introduce changes‚ but most of them were copied or based off other
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Westernization under Peter the Great The impact of Westernization under Peter the Great. Virtually every aspect of Russia was affected by reforms during the reign of Peter the Great. His reforms were the most wide-spread ever to take place. Of all of the Czars Peter is one of the most visible and in Russian history. The reforms and westernization of Peter the Great made Russia a more modern and stronger power in Europe under his rule and until his death in 1725. Peter was a powerful and
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The Great Terror that began with Kirov’s death had many far-reaching results. One of the main results was that Stalin’s political dominance was reinforced a thousand fold‚ but there were other consequences of the purges‚ both social and economic. These consequences changed the lives of ordinary Russian people to a huge extent – food shortages and killings became commonplace. However‚ I would argue that despite these other outcomes of the Great terror‚ the most important result of the 1934-38 repression
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prince named Peter Alexeyevich Romanov took the crown of Russia. However‚ Peter inherited a state where the real power was held by a large group of traditional landowning elite‚ known as the boyard nobility. After a weak rule by Michael Romanov and his son‚ who was backed up by the nobility‚ the traditional Russian service system was breaking down‚ as the nobility attempted to avoid duty in the army. As a result‚ the whole country was in decay and the army in tatters. Peter the Great‚ however‚ decided
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Using specific examples from the primary and secondary sources‚ please address the following questions: 1. Peter the Great sought to Europeanize Russia‚ but what aspects of European civilization did he admire and desire to import? Peter the Great was a diplomat who sought out to Europeanize Russia‚ but the aspects of European civilization that he admired were shipbuilding‚ and he also wanted to help Russia build a fleet from warships. He also made the Russian people cut off their beards and
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