Peter the GreatПётр Алексе́евич

Рома́нов Lauren Scott

Peter the great ruled from 9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725. Peter co-reigned with Ivan V, 1682-1696.

Early Life & Background Father: Tsar AlexisMother: Natalya NarvshkinaEducation: Commissioned by Tsar Alexis, Peter was put in the hands of several tutors.

As a young boy, Peter was entertained by playing war games. The young Tsar had his own mock army, which he recreated battle scenes with for sport.

Paul Menesius tutored Peter with his military skills. Peter was also trained heavily in the maths and sciences.

Tragedy Struck the Young Tsar

• After the death of Peter’s father, Tsar Alexis I, tragedy struck the young heir. Sophia Aleksevevna, a daughter of Alexis’ first marriage, led the rebellion of the Streltsy, Russia’s elite army corps. During this conflict, many of Peter’s family member and friends were killed, and Peter witnessed several of their deaths.

Sophia Aleksevevna

Her conquest for power resulted in success. The chaos the rebellion had led Sophia, the Miloslavskys (the clan of Ivan) and their allies, to believe Peter should co-reign with Ivan. Sophia ruled as an autocrat for 7 years. As a young boy, Peter was not bothered by others ruling in his name.

The Unfortunate Arranged Marriage

• In 1689, Peter’s mother arranged his marriage with Eudoxia Lopukhina in 1689. The marriage was a complete failure, and in hatred of his wife, Peter forced her to become a nun ten years later.

In his lifetime, Peter had two wives which whom he had a total of fourteen children. Out of all fourteen, only three survived to adulthood.

Modernizing Russia • Peter the great began a series

of several reforms: Domestic Reforms (Church, Education, Economy), Government Reforms, and Military Reforms

Church Reforms: Control of the church was handed over to a government department known as Monastyrskii Prikaz. With this federal link, church congregations were led by monks paid with a salary and in favor of the government. Education: Determined to build a strong naval force, Peter established schools that would train students with naval skills. School of Navigation and Math was founded in Moscow, in 1701, followed by the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Science. Economic: Peter strived to revolutionize Russian industry, and the state became a strong source of capital, raw materials, and labor.

Military Progress: Peter introduced a standing army by 1699, and by his death in 1725, the Russian Army and Navy were forces to be reckoned with. Government Reforms: Peter

restructured the way local, provincial, and central government were linked together.

St. Petersburg & The Northern War

• In 1712 Peter the Great moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg.

• His main goal was to gain land on the Baltic Sea for Baltic trade.

• The Northern War with Sweden lasted 21 years, and began in 1700. In the course of the war, Russia gained St. Petersburg, in 1703.

1721: After the war, Russia was declare an empire, and Peter the Great declared himself Emperor.

Works Cited

• http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/peter_the_great.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great• http://www.cityvision2000.com/history/

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