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Peter the great tried to mimic western culture by doing things like making men shave long bears, which was a change from what was considered normal at the time. Changes like these were mostly done aimed at his boyars for control, so they affected the peasant populations much less.

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In order to gain access to the Baltic Sea, Peter the Great formed alliance with Denmark and Poland to wage war against Sweden, the so-called Great Northern War. Eventually gained Estonia and present-day Latvia, making Russia the dominant power in the Baltic.

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He and all of his nobles made big paalaces for themselves in St. Petersburg.

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Peter the Great influenced the cultural scene by establishing schools of navigation, mathematics, medicine, and engineering. He also wanted to Westernize Russia. Some examples of this is the implementation of Western Clothing, shaving beards, and the ability to choose who you want to marry.

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Peter the Great spent a ton of money and resources to build St. Petersburg, an illustrious city filled with fabulous art, riches, and western ideas.  Nobles and artisans were required to build and live in St. Petersburg for a very long time.

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Peter the Great got rid of the patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church became almost like a part of the government ruled by the Tsar.

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Peter the Great placed 25,000-40,000 peasants in St. Petersburg to construct a new capitol. Many construction workers died from famine, labor, and exhaustion during this time. This city was modern and Westernized.

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Peter the great sent 25000-40000 peasants to St. Petersburg for unpaid construction labor. Many people died of various causes, due to the extreme exploitation of the peasant class. Culturally, Peter the Great created a further division of classes and defined the social hierarchy.

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Peter the Great built a very strong army that required service of the commoners. They were drafted for life and the army consisted of more than 200,000 people. With his strong army he was able to build a new western capital on the Baltic (st. Petersburg).

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Peter transformed the Russian Society and made it stronger by requiring nobles to serve in the army or civil administration for life. This pacified Russia because by having more people in the army and civil administration it will be stronger and more prepared.

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Established parts of the western culture such as navigation schools, westernized medicine, and math

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Peter the Great forced nobles join the military, leading to a very strong military power.

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Peter the great made everyone start in the bottom of the military, which allowed only skilled people to advance, which increased the effectiveness of the military leadership so that they could be more likely to win in battle.

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When Peter the Great built the absolute style building in St. Petersburg, he made the nobility pay for it and the peasants/cossacks build it. This was his way of pacifying the people through taxation and forced labor.

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Peter the Great established Western culture into everyday life. He brought western medicine, schools, and math into the cultural scene.

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Peter the Great didn't care for the church's hierarchy although was deeply religious himself. He kept the church's power under his tight control.

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Peter the Great expanded the state by continuing to push his army out to the sea. In order to be successful he required his nobles to serve in the army.

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Peter the Great westernized Russia by implementing western clothing, shaving beards.

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Peter the Great made the military much bigger, allowing the military to conquer more and start the Russian empire

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forced nobles to join the military. Created the best military in Europe

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Peter fought his way to the sea so that he could have a larger military influence. He also had a particular military system that allowed those who worked hard and extra to rise up the ranks allowing the high ranking military to be the skilled ones.

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Peter the great Westernized Russia and apply it to their culture with daily shaving men’s long beards and changed their daily agenda To fit Westernized Culture

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Peter the Great helped the Russians build a bigger military by building Russia's first naval base.