Peter+the+Great

=Peter the Great/Peter I= Peter the Great was king of Russia from 1689 to 1725. He was Protestant. Peter the Great got the throne in 1689 after he challenged his sister, Sophia and Prince Golitsin. They had been causing chaos in the government. He shared the throne with his brother Ivan until he died in 1696. Peter the Great was a big guy. He always wanted to learn and be active. He wanted to learn about other Europe customs so that he could make Russia’s customs better then the other European nations. Using what he saw he reformed Russia by… • Increasing the power of the monarch. • Having the government control the church. • Improved the army. • Introduced the potatoes. • Started a newspaper. • Having the women go to social gatherings. • Changing the clothes the nobles wore. • Increased the amount of schools Russia had. Peter the Great was a positive impact, because of all the ways he reformed Russia. He was most famous for reforming Russia into a better country.

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