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Peter I

By Polina Miller
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    YEARS OF LIFE

  • Streletsky revolt

    Streletsky revolt
    The uprising of four Moscow Streletsky regiments totaling about 2.2 thousand people during the stay of Peter I in the Great Embassy. Researchers usually single out the hardships of military campaigns, insufficient salaries, isolation from families, and the appointment of foreign officers to senior military positions as the reasons for the rebellion.

  • The Accession of Peter I

    The Accession of Peter I
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    Azov campaigns

    The result of the Azov campaigns was the capture of the Azov fortress, the beginning of the construction of the Taganrog port, the possibility of an attack on the Crimean peninsula from the sea, which significantly secured the southern borders of Russia. However, Peter failed to gain access to the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait: it remained under the control of the Ottoman Empire. Russia has not yet had the strength for a war with Turkey, as well as a full-fledged navy.

  • The Great Embassy

    The Great Embassy
    In total, up to 250 people entered the embassy, among whom Tsar Peter I himself was under the name of the constable of the Preobrazhensky regiment Pyotr Mikhailov.Peter visited Riga, Konigsberg, Brandenburg, Holland, England, Austria, and was scheduled to visit Venice and the Pope.
    The Embassy recruited several hundred specialists in shipbuilding to Russia, purchased military and other equipment.
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    The Northern War with Sweden

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  • Bashkir Uprising

    Bashkir Uprising

  • Division of Russia into provinces

    Division of Russia into provinces

  • Establishment of the Senate

    Establishment of the Senate
    By decree of Peter I, the Governing Senate was established – the highest state institution of the Russian Empire, which became a symbol of Russian statehood. The name "Governing" was assigned to the Senate as a sign of particularly broad powers.

  • Russia's movement to the East

    Russia's movement to the East
    Russia's expansion to the east under Peter I did not stop. In 1716, Buchholz's expedition founded Omsk at the confluence of the Irtysh and Omi, upstream of the Irtysh: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semipalatinsk and other fortresses. In 1716-1717, a detachment of Bekovich-Cherkassky was sent to Central Asia in order to persuade the Khan of Khiva to citizenship and scout the way to India.

  • The Nishtadt Peace Treaty between Russia and Sweden

    The Nishtadt Peace Treaty between Russia and Sweden
    The peace treaty between the Russian Kingdom and the Swedish Kingdom, which ended the Northern War of 1700-1721.

  • Creating an Empire

    Creating an Empire

  • Decree on Succession to the Throne

    Decree on Succession to the Throne
    Peter I issued a decree on the succession to the throne, according to which the head of state could appoint his successor at his discretion: "... so that this would always be in the will of the Ruling Sovereign, to whom he wants to determine the inheritance, and to a certain one, seeing what indecency, to cancel the packs, so that children and descendants would not fall into ... anger, ... having this bridle on themselves. ...so that all Our faithful.

  • Publication of the "Table of Ranks"

    Publication of the "Table of Ranks"
    A table containing a list of correspondences between military, civilian and court ranks, ranked by 14 classes.
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    Caspian Campaign

    On July 18 (29), 1722, after the son of the Persian Shah Tokhmas Mirza asked for help, a 22-thousandth Russian detachment sailed from Astrakhan along the Caspian Sea. In August Derbent surrendered, after which the Russians returned to Astrakhan due to problems with provisions. The following year, 1723, the western coast of the Caspian Sea was conquered with the fortresses of Baku, Rasht, and Astrabad.

  • Death of Peter 1

    Death of Peter 1
    Peter I died before he could appoint an heir.