Peter The Great

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Peter The Great
By Cadet Reese
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• Peter I ruled Russia from 7 May,1682 until his
  death.
• Known as Peter the Great he was at first a
  joint ruler with his weak and sickly
  half-brother, Ivan V, who died in 1696.

Peter then ruled alone until 1724, when he ruled
jointly with his wife, Yekaterina I
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• Peter foolishly attacked the Ottomans in
  1711.
• Normally, the Boyar Duma (the Russian Senate)
  would have exercised power during his absence.
• Peter, however, mistrusted the Boyars he
  abolished the Duma and created a Senate of ten
  members.

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• Peter's campaign in the Ottoman Empire was
  disastrous in the ensuing peace treaty, Peter
  was forced to return the Black Sea ports he had
  seized in 1697.
• In return, the Sultan expelled Charles XII
  from his territory.

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• One of the Peter's main goals was to regain
  access to the Baltic Sea and Baltic trade. In
  1700 he started the Northern War with Sweden,
  which lasted for 21 years. In the course of the
  war St. Petersburg was founded (1703) in the Neva
  River delta. At the end of the war Russia was
  victorious and conquered the vast lands on the
  Baltic coast. Russia gained access to European
  trade and St. Petersburg became her major sea
  port.

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• When the Northern War ended in 1721 Russia
  was declared an Empire and Peter the Great
  proclaimed himself its Emperor.
• Meanwhile, Peter continued his political and
  economic reforms. He reorganized the government
  established the Senat as the highest government
  institution and 10 semi-ministries "kollegii".
• Peter introduced a new poll tax, which
  brought him funding for an active foreign policy
  and for boosting national manufacturing and
  trade.
• The "tzar-reformer" was first to organize a
  Russian regular army and build the Russian navy
  (he was also an experienced shipbuilder).

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• Peter carried out a policy of "Westernization"
  and expansion that transformed Russia into a
  major European power.

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• Peter the Great was buried in the Peter and Paul
  Cathedral and the people still bring flowers to
  his tomb.

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The End
of Peter the Great