Peter the Great
Historical Figure

Peter the Great

Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725

About Peter the Great

Peter I was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Peter, as an autocrat, organized a well-ordered police state.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Dynasty1613 CE – 1917 CE

Romanov Dynasty

The Romanovs ruled Russia for 304 years, continuing and accelerating its expansion into a vast empire, overseeing Westernization under Peter the Great, and ultimately collapsing in the 1917 Revolution.