Peter The Great Impact Essay

The Man Who Left a Huge Impact; Peter the Great Peter I, the second-crowned czar of Russia, was the most efficient ruler of Russia. Also known as Peter the Great, he died February 8, 1725. Peter ruled from May 7, 1682 until November 2, 1721. Peter is the son of Alexis of Russia and Natalya Naryshkina. In 1689, Peter married his first wife, chosen by his mother, Eudoxia Lopukhina, however after nine years, Peter decided that he really was not in love with his wife, and he got divorced. Peter had three children with Eudoxia, however only one of them actually survived. After, Peter got married to his mistress, Catherine, and had eleven children, except only two of them survived. When Peter came to rule, the Russians were had just ended the Time of Troubles. Peter knew that he would have to repower the monarchy. Peter knew what he had to do; Russians were …show more content…
Also, the Peter the Great took away power of the boyars. He gave lower-ranking families more land as a reward, made boyars serve in the military, and he made all boyar’s sons attend school. After that, he brought of European army officials to teach the Russian army how to use new weapons and new tactics. Not only this, but Peter had to make sure his country was up to date with all surrounding countries. He made nobles give up their traditional fashions for western clothing, brought potatoes in (which were made a main food source), and increased women’s status. However, Peter was not satisfied just yet. He decided to take the piece of the Baltic Coast he won, and make it a very large trading port built up by serf and boyars. All of these solutions decreased the power of the noblemen and increased the power of the