Peter the Great
Peter the GreatYour amazing deeds are your trophies. Entire Russia is your statue, reshaped by your expert skill, as pictured not in vain in your emblem; and the entire world is your poet, and the preacher of your glory. 1
Archbishop, Feofan Prokopovich is describing the past Tzar of Russia, Peter the Great and his influence on Russian society and the world. Peter's influence on the world and especially his country cannot easily be forgotten. He had great determination and goals for a modern and powerful Russia and was very efficient in their completion during his reign.
After having seen the greatness and glory of many of the Western European cities, Peter strove to make Russia one of these great powers. When Peter the Great finally seized his power as Tsar of Russia, he wasted no time in revolutionizing and modernizing his country; his reforms include, aristocracy, army, navy, industry, economy, church and education.
Peter was in a position to make changes. He had the resources to institute alterations to his country for the betterment of his subjects and for Russia's own reputation in the European community. During his reign, Russia emerged as one of Europe's great powers, which was mainly because of his introduction of many Western European scientific, cultural and political practices.
Peter the Great was born on June 9, 1672, the son of Tzar Alexis I Makhailovich. 2 He succeeded the throne at the age of ten, when Tsar Theodore, Peter's half-brother, died. Even at such a young age, Peter had a great understanding of the upheavals occurring in Russia. It was this understanding that ultimately shaped his rule as Tzar of Russia. He was educated by private tutors in the palace, but was later removed by his mother to a suburban village where he was raised in relative freedom. These years, distance from the politics of Moscow, Peter was able to explore the technical skills and military maneuvers with which he was extremely fascinated.
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Before seizing his rightful place in the state, Peter fought with the Russian troops as an apprentice during the battle for Azov, and it was then that he saw the pressing need for greater military organization. During his travels throughout Russia, his fascination with ships led him to work laboring as a carpenter until he felt he had "learned everything a carpenter should know". 3 It seems obvious that through his many travels throughout Russia and the manner of his upbringing, played a major role in Peter the Great's reign as Czar.
The capture of Azov pushed Russia and Peter the Great to the forefront of the great military powers of the time. This distinction was important to Peter in establishing his right as the new and capable monarch of Russia. It was soon after the capture of Azov by the Russian troops that Peter decided to...
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