PETER THE GREAT

PETER THE GREAT
Peter Ⅰ, the Great(1672---1725), was one of the most famous rulers in history. He ruled first as czar(king) of Russia and later became Russia’s first emperor. Peter transformed Russia from an isolated and backward country into a great European power.
Peter was born in Moscow. Peter came to the throne at the age of 10. He had been interested in military matters as a youth. He also had enjoyed spending time with foreign military officers who lived in Moscow, and he learned much about European civilization from them. He also recruited western experts to bring modern techniques of engineering , architecture, art and science to Russia. With the help of his western advisers, Peter improved Russia’ s army, created a navy. His programmes led to the expansion of industry and foreign trade and the construction of new roads and canals. He also laid the basis for the Russian Academy of Sciences, started Russia’s first newspaper, and founded technical schools, a museum, a public library, and an art gallery.
In 1703, Peter found the city of St Petersburg on territory taken from Sweden. He modeled it after cities in Western Europe.。