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Nov 2, 1544
Ivan the terrible
In 1544, Ivan gained controll of russia by feeding the head of the government to a pack of dogs. -
New Tzar
In the year 1682, Peter the Great became the new Tzar of Russia. his goal was to Modernize Russia and to get the Country to adopt western european values. -
Peter the Great went to holland and england
Peter the Great went to Holland and England and brought back skilled workers. He tried getting Russia to adopt the Western Cultural habits (clothing, speech, fasions, etc) -
Peters army
Peter the Great made an army by drafting five percent of the male population of russia to serve life in the Russian army. they were supplied by state run factories and the staff at them were run by peasants. -
Peter the great practicied absolutism like Louis XVI of France
Peter the Great abolished the church hierarchy through the Ecclesiastical Reservation placing the church under the Holy Synod and was fully linked to the state. -
Death of Peter the Great
Peter the Great died in 1725