Peter The Great Legacy

Peter the Great would come to be one of Russia’s most influential and powerful rulers by implementing easily the greatest amount of reforms a Russian ruler has ever attempted and altering the course of Roman history for good. The Tsar’s many reforms brought Russia out of archaic times and into a more Europeanized modern age where not only was the entire structure of government changed but so too were extensive reforms brought onto late 17th century and early 18th century Russia’s industry, commerce, technology, military, and culture among other things. Peter the Great’s legacy brought Russia to the height of her power and is one that has inspired many Russians and historians alike through the centuries since his death.

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The lower class workers suffered the most and were almost constantly at the end of their rope. Harsh working conditions coupled with forced reformations, no matter how beneficial, and heavy taxation resulted in quite a few revolts which were always brutally and mercilessly crushed. Many people disliked Peter’s reforms and his son, Alexei was one of them. Described as lazy and stupid, Alexei suffered domestic abuse from his father for his stupidity. He surely grew to despise his father and his extensive reforms. He was never one for politics or military strategy but when his father heard a rumor of an attempted coup d’etat and assassination, Alexei fled Russia. He was later captured and brought back to Russia in 1718 where a suspicious Peter personally interrogated and tortured his own son before charging him for high treason and sentencing him to death. Peter was nothing if not an ambitious hard working man and kept improving Russia as much as he could even when he got sick a while after saving a few of his soldiers from drowning in 1724. He worked hard until his death a year later on February 8th, 1725 in St. Petersburg. Peter severed as a very effective ruler, full of energy and ambition. Standing at 6’8”, Peter the Great was a force to be reckoned with. Handsome and zealous, Peter also had a prominent anger that was spurred on by, at times, heavy drinking.and could be cruel and tyrannical, executing anyone who dared stand in the way of his dreams. He was a deft shipbuilder as well as an experienced and talented army and naval officer, leaving a legacy that stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Caspian Sea to the Pacific ocean without declaring an heir to inherit all that he had accomplished. He was buried at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul and there a many monuments to and of Peter that make sure he will never be