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Peters dad Tsar Alexis had died when Peter was only at the age of 4.
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In 1696, Ivan V, aka Peter the Great's brother passed away, which was the year when Peter the Great became sole ruler of Russia.
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In 1697, Peter the Great embarked on a great voyage to the West, to learn about European customs and manufacturing techniques.
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Peter wore clothes like a carpenter, so that he could be disguised.
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After a long 21 years of battling with Sweden, Peter the Great finally won a piece of the Baltic coast, allowing for easier trading.
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Peter the Great finally defeats the Swedish army by directing them towards the city of Poltva, which caused them to deal with a very harsh Russian winter storm.
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Peter marched over to the Turks and was surrounded and was lucky that the Turks didn't put a much harder consequence on him and his army.
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Peter began building a city on Swedish lands surrounded by many Russian troops. Peter began establishing the city of St. Petersburg on the Neva River.
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Peter the Great proclaimed Russia an empire and was awarded the Emperor of All Russia, Great Father of the Fatherland, and "the Great".
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In 1723 Persia surrendered the western and southern shores of the Caspian to Russia in return for military aid.
