Westernizing the East: Peter the Great AP European History 27.11.2012 The lands of Tsarist Russia once stretched from Scandinavia to the Pacific. The largest landlocked Empire in the world‚ stretching thousandths of miles across woods‚ plains‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and the endless Siberian Taiga. 1The Russian people consist one of the most diverse ethnic groups in the world. In the west‚ descendants of Europeans known as the Kievan Rus founded Kyiv and the
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decades of the 19th century‚ Russia was a great country. She was vast and wrapped up in mystery. Despite being seemingly great‚ there were many problems facing the Tsar’s of Russia. These came in the form of political‚ economic and social issues; some of which slotted into more than one category. The bureaucracy was meant to have been an area of major reform‚ however now it was posing a social and slight political problem. Peter I had made an attempt to modernise Russia by bringing in the civil service
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Social reforms of Peter the Great. From January 1‚ 1700‚ Peter the Great introduced a new chronology‚ making the Russian calendar conform to European usage with regard to the year‚ which in Russia had hitherto been numbered “from the Creation of the World” and had begun on September 1 (he adhered however to the Julian Old Style as opposed to the Gregorian New Style for the days of the month). In 1710 the Old Church Slavonic alphabet was modernized into a secular script. Peter was the first ruler
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The 16th and 17th centuries‚ times of great change‚ were lived through by some of the most influential leaders known today. Two of which were Louis XIV and Peter the Great. These monarchs‚ different as the separate continents they lived on‚ shared only minor similarities such as absolutism and territorial expansion. Louis XIV was for the flair‚ fun‚ and fancy‚ focusing on the fact that he was the ‘sun’ of France. A patron of the arts‚ Louis’ policies mainly focused on improving his own social
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Chapter 18: The Rise of Russia Ivan III- He was a Grand Prince of Moscow‚ also referred to as the “gatherer of the Russian lands”. Boyars- They originally obtained influence and government posts through their military support of the Kievan princes. Romanov Dynasty- Rulers of Russia from 1613 to 1917. The name derived from Roman Yurev. Peter I the Great- Peter the Great was born in 1672 and he died in 1725. Peter was tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. His self-given title was Peter the Great though
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reign ushered in a revolutionary political system that would change the world. He claimed his throne unprepared after the sudden death of his father "Alexander III". His father rarely taught him the things necessary to control an empire as big as Russia and shortly after this‚ the country quickly fell into turmoil. Many unfortunate incidents occurred during his rule‚ the first one being at his corronation in Moscow (1895)‚ where a number of people (the number itself is disputed and ranges
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Analyzing Pushkin ’s portrayal of Peter the Great in “Bronze Horseman” Pushkin’s The Bronze Horseman opens up as an ambiguous poem at first sight. In the Prologue Pushkin sets up positive perspective toward Peter the Great and the poem in general‚ however his tone starts to change by the end of the Prologue foreshadowing a change. Throughout part one and part two‚ the poem continues to spiral downward. The dark imagery throughout the poem emphasizes Pushkin’s negative view and the sullen nature
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C+C Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin Politically by Both Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin have been strong leaders of their country‚ Russia. Though they are from different eras‚ with Peter ruling from the late 16th to early 17th century and Putin reigning from 2000-2008‚ both have similar characteristics in building a strong Russia through their political lifestyle. Both Peter and Putin were similar politically in the manner that they rose to their high point‚ their changing of some cultural
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Period 3 Unit 4 and 5 Reflection HW Unit 4 How did Peter the Great and Catherine the Great change Russia? Both Russian rulers largely reformed their country by introducing ideas and customs from Western Europe. Peter the Great was especially known for his trip to Western Europe and bringing back knowledge of finance‚ politics‚ military‚ etc. Through his reform of the military system and the nobility and construction of many factories‚ Peter brought Russia up to the surface from its longtime submersion
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was five years old. On the other hand‚ Peter the Great was a leader who ruled the Russian Empire and steered the Tsardom into becoming a huge empire which became a major European power. The efforts of Louis XIV and Peter the Great to gain absolute control over their respective countries were strikingly similar‚ yet had few differences as they each used forms of political‚ religious‚ and societal advantages towards national domination. Louis XIV and Peter were similar in the way they used political
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