1. Artiom Dolgich and Josh Breault

2.  Russian czar in the late 17 th century who attempted to establish Russia as a great nation  Born on June 9 th, 1672  Died on February 08, 1725  Peter inherited the nation as underdeveloped when he came to power  He was 6 ½ feet tall  Excessive drinker  Married twice and had 11 children http://www.google.com/

3.  Shared the throne with his brother Ivan V  After his brother dies, Peter inherits all of the nation  Peter created a strong navy  He reorganized his army according to western standards  Reestablished schools  Administrated greater power over Orthodox church  In 1721, he proclaimed Russia an empire and was awarded the title of emperor of all Russia  Although he was an effective leader, he was also cruel http://www.google.com/

4.  In 1688, Peter began his first attempts at shipbuilding  In 1693, he sees the sea for the first time  His passion for sailing begins to grows  In 1697-1698 Peter leads his great embassy to western Europe, visiting the Netherlands, Vienna and England  He introduced new administrative and territorial divisions of the country  Modernized the Russian alphabet  Introduced the Julian calendar  Established the first Russian newspaper http://www.google.com/

5.  Brought Russia from the medieval age  Built beautiful and huge cities  Reorganized Russian army  Strengthened the Russian navy  Took control of more seas and ports  Gained allies http://www.google.com/

6.  One of the best leaders Russia has had  Modernized Russia  Took ideas from the west  Hired Renaissance artist to create Saint Petersburg (one of the most beautiful cities in the world)  Was cruel at times  Cruelty was necessary to keep order  Some historians believe Russia would not come out of the Medieval Age for hundreds of more years, if it was not for Peter http://www.google.com/

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