His full name is Peter Alekseyevich Romanov. He was one of the most important leaders in Russian history. He helped shape Russia into the super power it is today. Peter lead reforms that launched Russia towards modernization. He waged wars that brought growth, power, and wealth, not only for himself, but for his followers.
Peter childhood was quite interesting. Peter’s father, the ruler of Russia at the time, passed when Peter was age four. After his death, the throne was given to Peter’s half brother Fyodor III, however, Fyodor III was a sickly child and would surely have a short rein. Instead of Fyodor III, the real power fell to the Miloslavskys; the relatives of Fyodor III. The Miloslavskys pushed Peter and the Naryshkin out of the picture, establishing what would seem as if preparation for rule. When Fyodor died …show more content…
Near Peter’s village, there was a German colony where foreigners were granted access. There He spent much of his time learning math, seas surfing, fortification, and navigation. He had a “play” army put together which would later became the heart of his army. In 1689 another revolt of the streltsy took place and Sophia tried to push it in her favor but they chose Peter’s side and overthrew her. She was banished and, finally, Peter was truly Tsar. Lucky for Peter, his time spended playing with all of things he enjoyed payed because it helped him be a great learder.
When Peter finally took full power, he had a large country but the country was backwards. It was technology behind the other european powers and wasn't going to pull a head anytime soon. Peter needed to capture Azor( a town in Russia made into a fortress) which the Ottoman Turks had. He needed Azor to stop turk raids and to gain access to the Black Sea. Peters First attempted to take Azor failed but Peter kept at it and took Azor a year later and started to build a large