HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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establishment of Moscow as the capital city
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extension of Russia’s borders to the Northern Caucuses and Ukraine
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westernization and modernization of the country
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emancipation of the serfs on private estates
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Detailed explanation-1: -Peter implemented social modernization in an absolute manner by introducing French and western dress to his court and requiring courtiers, state officials, and the military to shave their beards and adopt modern clothing styles.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Westernization of Russia The nobility was made to conform to Western models in its dress, customs, social life, education, and state service; women came out of seclusion; a European calendar was introduced; Russians were sent abroad to study; foreign languages were learned.
Detailed explanation-3: -To westernize Russia, Peter the Great demanded western fashion in his court, imposed taxes on the boyars, introduced the potato, started Russia’s first newspapers, allowed women to attend social events, and opened schools of navigation as well as schools for the arts and sciences.
Detailed explanation-4: -He also implemented hardline social and cultural reforms to westernize the Russian elite. For example, the Russian nobility was forced to cut their traditional long beards and wear European-style dress. Peter intended all Russians to begin living and looking like Europeans.
Detailed explanation-5: -Peter continued to cultivate Russia until his death in 1725. All in all, Peter the Great’s reign saw dramatic changes in Russia and helped make it into a wealthier and powerful country. In the end, Peter the Great had brought cultural revolution to Russia, sowing the seeds for the modern Russia that we know today.