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Peter's Birth
Born in Moscow Russia -
Joint rule Russia with half-brother
His brother's name is Ivan V -
Ivan dies
Dies of illness which advances Peter to full power of Russia. -
The Grand Embassy
Peter travels to western Europe to Modernize Russia -
Revolts against Peter the Great
People got upset about shaving beards and wearing western clothes
- Also didn't like the high taxes
- and the poor conditions of service
- Didn't like government structure- Central authority -
Peter finds Naval Base
This was Russia's first Naval Base ever. It was in Tagonorag -
Peter starts the Northern war
Against Sweden to show his military strength and power. -
Founded St. Petersburg
He founded it in 1703. It ended up being a huge trade city. -
Treaty of Nystad
This ended the great northern war. Now there was peace between Russia and Sweden. Russia occupied most of the Baltic coast and Sweden secured Finland. Russia's power continued to increase rapidly. -
Peter becomes ill
He suffered from urinary/bladder problems. He had to get surgery on his bladder to remove the 4lbs of urine blocked from his bladder.
After this was the beginning of a slow recovery. -
Peter's death
He never recovered and was suffering from an infected bladder. He goes down as one of Russia's most effective leader. He ruled for around 42 years. He was 52 years old when he passed
