| Wikipedia: Peter the Great or Peter I tsar and, later, emperor of Russia , who is linked with the Westernization of Russia and its rise as a great power. Credited with dragging Russia out of the medieval times to such an extent that by his death in 1725, Russia was considered a leading eastern European state. He centralised government, modernised the army, created a navy and increased the subjugation and subjection of the peasants. His domestic policy allowed him to execute an aggressive foreign policy. |
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