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2 giorni fa · Russia - Peter's Reforms, Tsars, Expansion: Peter’s unexpected death in 1725 at age 52 left unresolved two major institutional problems. The first was the succession to the throne, which remained unsettled not only because Peter did not choose his own successor but also because during the remainder of the century almost any powerful ...
3 giorni fa · Russia - The Petrine state: Formally, Peter changed the tsardom of Muscovy into the Empire of All Russias, and he himself received the title of emperor from the Senate at the conclusion of the peace with Sweden.
6 giorni fa · Law Primary Sources. Peter the Great's momentous reforms are reflected in the numerous laws and decrees passed during his reign, often based on foreign models such as Sweden. The Law Library at the Library of Congress has a remarkable collection of 18th-century Russian legal materials, both original documents from the period and ...
1 giorno fa · Peter the Great (1682–1725) Peter the Great officially proclaimed the Russian Empire in 1721 and became its first emperor. He instituted sweeping reforms and oversaw the transformation of Russia into a major European power. Painting by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717.
2 giorni fa · Among them is the Upper Petrovsky (Vysoko-Petrovsky) Monastery, which, like Novospassky, was closely connected with Russian dynastic history and particularly with Peter the Great.
4 giorni fa · Thus began the long and important reign of Catherine II, whom her admiring contemporaries named “the Great.”. Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government... The daughter of a poor German princeling, Catherine had come to Russia at age 15 to be the bride of the heir presumptive, Peter.
3 giorni fa · Peter witnessed his own attempted murder at Catherine’s hands and she also imprisoned all of his friends. On top of this, Peter is at a loose end playing First Husband to Catherine’s reign, so he busies himself with fathering, hunting and salty culinary ventures.
