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Born
Peter was born on June 6, 1672, in Moscow. -
Ruler Peter
1682, Peter took czar when only 10 years old upon the death of his father. streltsi stage a revolt, forcing the boy to share the throne with his semi-imbecile brother Ivan V. -
The One and Only Ruler Peter
August 1689, Peter overthrow his sister, Sophia and took control of the government. Peter was at the age of 24 when he became the true ruler of Russia. -
The Great embassy
Realizing his ambition since childhood- to travel to western Europe. From March 1697 to August 1698, he toured Germany, Britain, and the Netherlands, observing everything. -
Peter intrupted Trip
After Peter found out that another streltsi revolted, Peter was force to cut short his tour. In which he solved this problem with savage fury, crushing the streltsi. -
The Start of Westernization
After crushing the streltsi, Peter commanded the court nobility the boyars to shave their traditional beards and to the don European-style dress. In Which he introduced European learning into Russia. -
Absolute power
After Peter "Great Embassy". He wanted to change westernize Russia, but he knew that his people disagreed. So Peter increase his absolute power by Russian Orthodox church under state power, abolished the office patriarch, and reduced the power of land owner. -
Peter's Lost
Peter's military ambition outstripped his skill as a commander, in which he was defeated by the Swedish king Charles XII at the Battle of Narva. -
After math of Narva
After Peter lost against Charles XII. Peter did not give up, and continued his transformation of Russia in a European-style industrial and military power. Peter established, factories, arms manufactures, and military schools -
Petersburg
After occupying the valley of the Neva River, Peter founded Petersburg. It was built on a frozen marsh on the gulf of Finland and almost 25-100 thousand people died building it. In which Peter called it his "window on the west". A monument build intended to attract the best of European culture and learning. -
Narva
Peter besieged Narva successfully, but his ally surrender to Charles XII of Sweden when Peter who has Narva proposed peace with Swedish monarch. Which Charles angrily rejected and invaded Russia. -
Baltic Coast
To promote education and growth Peter wanted a seaport that would travel to the west. So he fought 21 years to finally gained a part of Baltic Sea -
Peter the great
After greatly expanding his empire, course modernized and the fractious nobility under control. Peter I took the title of emperor of all the Russias, rather than the title of czar. -
The Death of Peter
Peter died in his beloved saint Petersburg from complications arising from a cold he had caught.
