Peter The Great

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Russian traditionalist church followers. Also, Peter�s stepsister was only mentioned in the video viewed in class.
Peter Alexeevich, later to be known as , was born on May 30, 1672. He was the fourteenth child of his mother, although not all of them had lived past infancy. He was raised by a nurse although he knew his mother and she made herself a part of his childhood. Peter was spoiled rotten as the son of the czar. Around the time of Peter's birth Russia was very different from many other countries. They had none of the technology of their European neighbors, they still were using the manor system, they had no seaports, and there was no real system of education. Russia was considered to be very barbaric and uncivilized by every other country. Much of this was caused by Russia's separateness and size. Knowledge took a very long time to travel through the country since they had no seaports that stayed open all year round. They had mountains separating them from Europe ...

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they were a bad influence on the Russian people because of all their alien ideas. Peter often sat in the taverns and talked to craftsman about their trade, their country, and everything else that he could think of. He went to their shops with them to see how their trade worked and how it was accepted and used by the people. The German Suburb, in particular, showed Peter how backwards and behind Russia was compared to Europe. This realization made Peter determined to bring Russia into the modern and European world.
A very important day in 's life was when he and a Dutchman named Frans Timmerman were visiting the sheds of a family estate. Peter saw a boat in a corner and asked ...

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