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He launched about thirty ships against the Ottomans in 1696, capturing Azov in July of that year.
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Peter brought the Russian orthodox church under state control and also reduced the power of the great landowners.
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He was one of Russia’s greatest reformers.
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Many people disagreed with Peter’s decision that Russia needed a change.
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Every summer the army forced thousands of luckless serfs to leave home and work in St. Petersburg. An estimated 25,000 to 100,000 people died from the terrible working conditions and widespread diseases.
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He set up a group called the Holy Synod to run the church under his direction.
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To promote education and growth, Peter wanted a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West.
Therefore, peter fought Sweden to gain a piece of the Baltic coast. That was 21 long years of war and Russia won.