Peter the Great

Peter the Great

Peter I (9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), most commonly known as Peter the Great, was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 to 1721 and subsequently the Russian Empire until his death in 1725, jointly ruling with his elder half-brother, Ivan V until 1696. He is primarily credited with the modernisation of the country, transforming it into a European power. Through a number of successful wars, he captured ports at Azov and the Baltic Sea, laying the groundwork for the Imperial Russian Navy, ending uncontested Swedish supremacy in the Baltic and beginning the Tsardom's expansion into a much larger empire that became a major European power. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter the Great has received more than 8,663,508 page views. His biography is available in 133 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 132 in 2019). Peter the Great is the 48th most popular politician (down from 44th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Russia (up from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Politician.

Peter the Great was most famous for reforming Russia's government, military, and economy. He also expanded the country's territory by conquering new land.