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PETER THE GREAT

PETER THE GREAT. PETER THE GREAT. THE TROUBLED RISE TO POWER Tsar Alexei died in 1676 Son Feodor succeeds him But dies in 1682 with no heir Rival families, NARYSHKINS & MILOSLAVSKIIS contend for power 10-year old Peter made Tsar Mother Natalia Naryshkina = regent. PETER THE GREAT.

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PETER THE GREAT

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  1. PETER THE GREAT

  2. PETER THE GREAT • THE TROUBLED RISE TO POWER • Tsar Alexei died in 1676 • Son Feodor succeeds him • But dies in 1682 with no heir • Rival families, NARYSHKINS & MILOSLAVSKIIS contend for power • 10-year old Peter made Tsar • Mother Natalia Naryshkina = regent

  3. PETER THE GREAT • THE TROUBLED RISE TO POWER • Miloslavskiis, led by Alexei’s daughter SOPHIA, start Streltsy rebellion • Make Ivan “senior tsar,” Peter “junior tsar” • Sophia made regent

  4. PETER THE GREAT • THE TROUBLED RISE TO POWER • Reign of Sophia (r. 1682-1689) • Very strong, politically astute • Closest advisor = Vasilii Golitsyn • Could not maintain popular support • Defeated by Peter in 1689

  5. PETER THE GREAT • PETER I (r. 1682-1725) • Peter’s background • Hated Streltsy, Moscow • Loved all things military • Big partier • Fascinated by West

  6. PETER THE GREAT • PETER I (r. 1682-1725) • Determined to transform “backward” Russia • Westernization • Secularization • Modernization

  7. ST. PETERSBURG

  8. PETERHOF

  9. PETER THE GREAT • PETRINE REFORM • Economic Change • Early industrialization • State ran show = Mercantilism • Military needs determined economic policies • Coercion was large part of reform • All production for benefit of state

  10. PETER THE GREAT • PETRINE REFORM • Political Reform • State = most important part of society • Everyone’s role = serve state • Changed entire structure of administration • created large bureaucracy • organized govt. into COLLEGES

  11. PETER THE GREAT • PETRINE REFORM • Church Reform • Created Most Holy Governing Synod to administer Church • Church = state institution & champion of autocracy • Intensified struggle against schismatics (Old Believers)

  12. PETER THE GREAT • PETRINE REFORM • Social Changes • Table of Ranks (1722) • Sweeping social change • boyars & gentry merged • new order = state peasants • eliminated church peasants • abolished slavery • Levied SOUL TAX

  13. PETER THE GREAT • PETRINE REFORM • Methods of control • Extensive police system • Internal PASSPORT system • Used confessional to spy

  14. PETER THE GREAT • PETRINE REFORM • Educational Reform • Required all noble boys to be educated • Reorganized education system • Established universities, Academy of Science, national libraries & museums

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