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Eudoxia Lopukhina was chosen by Peter I's mother but unfortunately the marriage didn't last.
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In summer of 1695, Peter the Great organized Azov campaigns to attack Ottomans
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Peter the Great became the sole ruler of Russia in 1696
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He launched about thirty ships against the Ottomans in 1696, and captured Azov the July of that year.
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He established the first Russian navy base, Taganrog in September 12, 1698.
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After one year of war between Sweden and Russia, Peter the Great won the battle, and gained part of the Baltic sea.
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In 1701, the School of Navigation and Maths was established in Moscow.
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Vedomosti, the first newspaper that was established by Peter the Great.
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In 1703, Peter the Great Established St. Petersburg and he forced the nobles to leave Moscow and live in St. Petersburg.
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In 1707, he stablished the school of medicine
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The school of Engineering was established in 1712.
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Martha Skavronskaya was a peasant but after she converted to Orthodox, and changed her name to Catherine, they married in 1712.
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After the battle with Sweden, the 21 year old Peter gained the Baltic sea.
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After the head of the church, Patriach Adrian died, Peter I didn't replace him. In 1721, the church hierarchy was officially abolished by the Ecclesiastical Reservation and it was placed under the control of the Holy Synod.
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The table ranks established a complex system of titles and honorifics, each classed with a number denoting a specific level of service or loyalty to the Tsar.
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In 1724, one year before Peter's death, the school of science was established due to the lack of the scientists in Russia.
