PETER THE GREAT

FACTS

• Born on June 9th 1672 in Moscow Russia
• Died February 8th 1752 aged at 52
• Created a strong Russian Navy
• He didn't go to school he was taught by several tutors
• He was best known for his reforms that altered the face of Russia

PETER'S NAVY

PETER'S ARMY

• The Russia army was both enlarged and made into a professional army.
• A strong army would also make his own position much stronger and free him from the threat of coups.

THIS IS THE RUSSIAN FLAG

• Russia was essentially divided into three with regards to divisions of government: local, provincial and central.
• Also Peter favoured using the army for policy initiation rather than his civil service

PETER'S EMPIRE

PETER'S SUMMER PALACE

• Peter the Great’s sheer physical presence seemed to indicate the way his rule would go.

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