Peter The Great came to power of the throne at a very young age and his minoritywas marked by political dissension. In 1689 at the age of seventeen, he overthrough the regency of his half sister Sophia and took control of the state. He wasdetermend to make Russia a great military power.Peter the great traveled to Hollandand Englend in 1690s to study ship building and to help build his navy. Meanwhilewhile he’s out his elitepalace guard {Streltsy} rebelled attemptingto restore PrincesSophia back to her throne. Peter had heard what was going on in Vienna andquickly returned home, and had beat the rebellion with striking savagery, about1,200 conspirators were executed there body’s rotted for months as a reminder of the fate of any that dares.Peter was most famous for westernizing Russia by imposing social and culturalreform on traditional Russian nobility ordering all noblemen to cut their beards. Hepublished a book on manners that forbad spiting on the floor, eating with yourfingers, encouraging polite conversation between sexes and requiring nobel womento appear with nobel men. They also had to dress up in western garb banquets andother public occasions. All children of Russian nobel decent were sent to westernEuropean schools and academies, Peter s goal was to make Russia this greatmilitary power, not a Russian society. A new taxation system startedin1724. Whichassessed taxes on Individuals rather than on households. In this event in this eventit rendered many peasant society. It was made to create more money for war. Tableof ranks imposed 1722 state that noblemen must work their way up the ranks fromlower landlord stations.Peter reversed the traditional Russian nobel society. It valuedlandlords by birth rather than merit. After 1649 Russians peasants were legally theproperty of their landlords by 1750 half were state peasants who lived on landowned by tsar and were also could be conscripted to serve as soldiers to tsar army.All Russians of any rank were thus expected to serve the tsar and all of Russia insome sense belongs to him.Peter replaced the Duma which was the rudimentary national assembly whichwas a handpicked senate. A group of nine Administrators witch supervised militaryand civilians affairs. He also took over Russian orthodox churches and appointing anImperial official to run affairs. He fashioned more efficient The victor s at Nystad were the Prussians and the Russians. Both set up aroundBaltic coast and positioned perfectly to take advantage of the eastern Europeangrain trade with Western Europe. It came with a cost a direct taxation by 500percent while in his reign. The total amount of army in 1920s war more than300,000 thousand men. Russia was a force to be recond with but it came with aprice. He wasn’t liked by his nobility. His son named Alexis and was the focus forconspiracies against his dad. His son was put to death in 1718 seven years laterpeter dies. Lot of tsars followed trying to reverse peters great reform 1762 thecrown passed to Catherine the Great.
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