About Me

Words to describe me: Dazzling absolute ruler, powerful and storn

Words to live by: "Alas! I have civilized my own subjects; I have conquered other nations; yet I have not been able to civilize or to conquer myself"

Background

Born: June 9th, 1672 in Moscow

Member of the Romanov Imperial House

Born of former Tsar Alexis and Natalya Naryshkina

Became the Empeorer of Russia on May 7th, 1682

Accomplishments

• Became the Empeorer of All Russia

  • Extended absolute control to all of russia, letting Russia grow into a feared power.

• Reduced the power of the nobility

  • Nobility could have been a threat to the Empeorer's power
  • Power centralized entirely around Peter

• Created an immense army to rival all

  • Army was well trained and won many battles
  • Power centralized entirely around Peter

• Imposed fair taxes to grow army

  • Tax system was robust and rarely critizized

• Rescued a group of drowning soldiers

Goals

• Westernize the Russian world

• Consolidate and strengthen power, no matter what

• Grow the Russian Military

Areas For Improvement

• During the Great Northern War, I failed to attack the Ottoman empire and had to retreat. I could do better managing my troops
• Unfortunately, I died from gangrene in 1725. This should not have happened.