Peter The Great Influence On Russia

When you think of Peter I or Peter the Great, as he gave himself that name, one thinks of Russia and the many Tsars that ruled this interesting part of the world. To learn of Peter the Great is to explore his life during 1682 . Peter was responsible for bringing Russia out of darkness and into a more civilized country in hopes that Russia, the Motherland, would gain the respect of the rest of the European theatre and become a great power. To do this required many changes and reforms which Peter the Great was responsible for. Although not completely successful in his reforms, Peter the Great had the attitude that he could never fail. Russia, considered by other countries as primitive, was at no point prepared to expand its territory or even be considered a threat by others with all the internal conflicts happening in the diverse land. Peter the Great was the answer to the lack of respect by the Western world, as he was raised differently than any other tsars or family that came before him. This upbringing will show the attitude and demeanor with which Peter the Great was able to meet the needs of the state. Previous to Peter the Great, the state had never
Even at an early age, Peter took a fascination to his father’s military even though it was a meager force. Peter’s father’s death at an early age led Peter and his mother down a road of poverty, in a sense, as they were forced to leave the palace and head to the town of his mother’s heritage--Preobrazhensky. Peter took with him a love of war games and staging drills that would eventually lead to his knowledge of real war situations in his later years. “The games that had started in nursery were continued in the grounds and woods at Preobrazhensky…” (Klyuchevsky. P. 15). Peter took to a world unlike the world in which he was being raised in. With a tutor and no formal education Peter was able to learn