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Date of birth
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Peter takes power
Peter ruled with his brother until he became very ill and died. -
Jorney to Europe
Peter began his journey to Europe in attempt to westernize Russia. This plan actually worked for him because he adopted many of Europe's strategies. His army became very strong and powerful which made Russia look good and also helped them win more land and battles. -
Peter starts taxes on beards
Peter decided that in order to be westernized, nobody should have a beard. He made everyone shave off their beards and even made police officers shave off people's who refused to do so. Later on, he loosed up and realized that he could potentially make profit from the beards. This became known as the beard tax and stayed in power 47 years after Peter's death. -
ordered Russian New Year changed from 1 September to 1 January.
Peter the Great wanted to be like Europe, so he changed the calendar to one similar to theirs. It originally started in September from when the Earth was created, but then changed to start in January to when Christ was born. -
Northern War starts
Peter the great had a very successful army and he wanted more land. He had made a truce with the ottoman empire, but wanted land near the Baltic seas. He went into the Northern War which was supposed to last for 21 years. After a long battle, Peter won and it became known as one of his greatest accomplishments. -
St Petersburg founded
After winning Northern War, Peter founds city of St. Petersburg as new capital of Russia. -
Marries
Peter the great marries a woman named Catherine. She later became known as Catherine the Great of Russia. -
New rules of church
Peter the Great wanted to westernize the churches so he changed Jesus' name. Peasants got mad and protested -
Starts Civil system
Peter starts a civil system and he accomplished many things. He was able to do a lot of things. -
Domestic reforms
Peter created taxes on a lot of things which people didn't like. Taxes went towards the military. He also gave landowners more control over peasants -
Left power and died
Peter ruled until the day of his death.
