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   Apr 23, 2024 · Peter I, tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor. He was one of Russia’s greatest statesmen, organizers, and reformers and made his country a world power. Learn more about Peter’s life and reign.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century, who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation. Updated: Apr 14, 2021.

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   Was Peter I a Tsar?

   • Peter I (born June 9 [May 30, Old Style], 1672, Moscow, Russia—died February 8 [January 28], 1725, St. Petersburg) tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor ( imperator ). He was one of his country’s greatest statesmen, organizers, and reformers.

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   How did Peter the great change Russia?

   • He created a strong navy, reorganized his army according to Western standards, secularized schools, administered greater control over the reactionary Orthodox Church and introduced new administrative and territorial divisions of the country. Peter the Great was born Pyotr Alekseyevich on June 9, 1672, in Moscow, Russia.

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   Was Peter the great's testimony a true story?

   • Western writers and political analysts recounted "The Testimony" or secret will of Peter the Great. It supposedly revealed his grand evil plot for Russia to control the world via conquest of Constantinople, Afghanistan and India. It was a forgery made in Paris at Napoleon's command when he started his invasion of Russia in 1812.

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   Why was Peter the great Imperator of Russia?

   • In the end, Peter secured a famous victory over Sweden. He then seized from the Swedish Empire what is now northern Latvia and southern Estonia. As part of his celebration of over the Swedes, he was given a host of titles, most famous among them the title of emperor. Peter, thus, became imperator of all of Russia.

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   Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.

   • Reign: 2 November 1721 – 8 February 1725
   • Mother: Natalya Naryshkina

   • Father: Alexis of Russia
   • Successor: Catherine I

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   Oct 2, 2023 · Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) was the Tsar of Russia from 1682-1721 and Emperor of Russia from 1721-1725. During his long reign, Peter had absolute power and brought real change to Russia, including building its first navy, introducing industrialisation, establishing educational institutions and creating the new Russian capital, St ...

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   Peter I, Russian Pyotr Alekseyevich known as Peter the Great, (born June 9, 1672, Moscow, Russia—died Feb. 8, 1725, St. Petersburg), Tsar of Russia (1682–1725). Son of Tsar Alexis, he reigned jointly with his half brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone from 1696. Interested in progressive influences from western Europe, he visited several ...

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   Peter the Great (1672-1725) was an influential Russian Tsar who pursued a policy of westernisation and economic development, transforming Russia from a backward agrarian economy to greater openness and western orientation. Through military success, he also increased the boundaries of Russia, making the Russian Empire an important military power.

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   Apr 21, 2022 · Born: Pyotr Alekseyevich. Also known as: Pyotr Veliky. Date of birth: June 9, 1672. Place of birth: Moscow, Russia. Died: February 8, 1725. Place of death: St. Petersburg. Aged: 52. Parents: Tsar Alexis and Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina. Siblings: Ivan V (1682-1696), Fyodor III (1661-1682)