Peter the Great (originally known as: Pyotr Alekseyvich Romanov), was a Russian czar during the late 17th century. He was born on June 9th, 1672 in Moscow, Russia and passed away on February 8th, 1725 in Saint Petersburg, Russia after ending up with a fever due to attempting to rescue drowning soldiers in freezing water. Peter is famously known for positively modernizing Russia and Russian life in various ways. Peter essentially transformed Russia from "nonexistence" to "being". As a leader, some of Peter's accomplishments included modernizing the Russian army to Western standards, modernizing the Russian alphabet, introducing the Julian calendar, creating a Russian navy, and establishing the first Russian newspaper. In Russian society and worldwide, Peter is important and well-known for his efforts and personality as a leader.
Peter is an important figure in Russian society for various reasons, most notably his work in modernizing Russia. Some of his modernizations included modernizing the Russian army to Western standards, modernizing the Russian alphabet, and establishing …show more content…
He had an energetic personality but was cruel. In fact, he interrogated his own son, Alexei Romanov, because Peter thought his son was plotting against him. Due to this accusation, his son was placed in a high-security Russian prison. In addition, various military invasion attempts against Peter ended in mass executions. Peter also had a reputation of being loud-mouthed, cold-hearted, and ruthless. Peter felt that ruthless reforms were necessary to overcome and essentially modernize Russia's backwardness. Peter's reforms as a czar led to high taxes for Russian citizens and riots were often organized against Peter's
Peter is an important figure in Russian society for various reasons, most notably his work in modernizing Russia. Some of his modernizations included modernizing the Russian army to Western standards, modernizing the Russian alphabet, and establishing …show more content…
He had an energetic personality but was cruel. In fact, he interrogated his own son, Alexei Romanov, because Peter thought his son was plotting against him. Due to this accusation, his son was placed in a high-security Russian prison. In addition, various military invasion attempts against Peter ended in mass executions. Peter also had a reputation of being loud-mouthed, cold-hearted, and ruthless. Peter felt that ruthless reforms were necessary to overcome and essentially modernize Russia's backwardness. Peter's reforms as a czar led to high taxes for Russian citizens and riots were often organized against Peter's