CZAR PETER THE GREAT By Marissa Morell, Sarah Eknoyan, Elizabeth Kliakhandler, and Sarah Haugland

ECONOMY  Peter kick-started important economic growth in Russia  Before he came along, Russia had an economy based strictly on agriculture  Czar Peter the Great made trading a very important industry in an attempt to connect Russia to the rest of Europe

ECONOMY (CONTINUED)  Russia grew significantly under his rule  This czar established warm water ports, which enabled more trading  Very little was achieved in agriculture, however.

ECONOMY (CONTINUED)  Russia began to dominate many forms of industry.  The country became a source of raw materials and labor  Communism was used The government took over successful businesses Private businesses could make a profit only on the extras of what they produced

POLITICAL  Peter I reformed the government  Towns were allowed to elect their own officials  Russia was divided into eight guberniya, or large provinces. Each was led by a Gubnator who had full power over the area

POLITICAL (CONTINUED)  Peter was advised by a council, and his orders were carried out by 40 departments in the Prikazy, central government branch  Peter appointed a 9 man senate It evolved into Russia’s highest court  Peter created an effective beaurocracy

POLITICAL (CONTINUED)  He created a strong army and navy  He made a foreign policy that encouraged trade  Czar Peter the Great was a cruel yet effective leader He believed that he alone should decide everything. He was a bit of an autocrat. However, with this attitude, it was easy to get things done. (Bored yet?) Bored yet?

SOCIAL  Czar Peter was a reformer  He tried to bring Russia up to pace with the rest of the world  He led the Russian Cultural Revolution by opening his country to the west He allowed European engineers, shipbuilders, architects, merchants, etc. to come to Russia Etc=End of thought coordination

SOCIAL (CONTINUED)  The czar banned traditional clothing  In an attempt to modernize Russia, he simplified the alphabet, introduced the Julian calendar, and established the first Russian newspaper  In addition to those, Czar Peter introduced hundreds of other reforms This enraged many citizens

SOCIAL (CONTINUED)  The church was different from that of most of Europe. As you would expect, Peter took it over. He did so because it was very wealthy and refused to modernize on its own  He secularized schools  The people under his rule did not like many of these changes, and revolted often However, Peter the Great effectively made Russia much less isolated

INTERESTING FACTS  Peter is believed to have been 6 feet, 7 inches.  He married twice and had 11 children, most of whom died as babies  He made his first wife keep her lover’s head in a jar after execution Gross! He was rather merciless, though, so we’re not very surprised.

QUESTIONS  Did Peter allow free enterprise? No. (Duh. This question was way too easy.)  Why did he take control of the church? It was very wealthy (he wanted the money!) and refused to modernize on its own  Towns were allowed to ________. Elect their own officials  Did you enjoy this presentation ? Of course I did! You guys are the absolute best! YA BETTER HAVE BEEN PAYIN’ ATTENSHUN!!!

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