Russian House in Dhaka celebrated the 349th anniversary of Peter I, the Great! The last Tsar of All Russia and the first All-Russian Emperor virtually on Sunday, 30 May.
Peter I, the Great’s significance in Russian history, is difficult to overestimate. Peter the Great, generally called Peter I (Piotr Perviy) is beloved in Russia, especially in St. Petersburg, where he is rightfully lauded as the Founder of the City and honoured with numerous memorials. He was born on 30 May 1672 in Moscow.
Peter was the first Russian monarch to receive an education both in Russia and abroad. Setting off to Europe in 1696 on the so-called Grand Embassy (a large Russian delegation whose purpose was to find allies for the war with Turkey), Peter travelled incognito under the pseudonym of Pyotr Mikhailov. In Prussia, the Tsar studied artillery and received a certificate as a firearms master, and in Holland he learned the craft of shipbuilding by working at the bustling Dutch docks. Then he set off to England to study the latest advances in shipbuilding and industry. As he travelled about Europe, Peter visited factories and libraries, listened to lectures at universities, but this educational voyage was cut short after 18 months by news of a revolt in Moscow.
On the initiative of Peter the Great many reforms were undertaken in Russia and allowed it to attain status as one of the leading powers in Europe. Peter the Great founded the Russian navy and formed a regular army based on compulsory military service for all nobles and on recruitments from the peasantry and regular citizens. He created a system of civil service in Russia by introducing the Table of Ranks: a document defining the classification of all military, naval, court and civilian officials into fourteen classes.
The Northern War with Sweden (1700-1721) finally brought Peter access to the Baltic Sea and the trading possibilities in the region, and in 1703, the city of St. Petersburg was founded. In 1712, Petersburg was made the capital of Russia, and in 1721 Russia was declared an Empire, with Peter assuming the title of the Emperor of All Russia.
Peter the Great died in St. Petersburg in early 1724 in his small Winter Palace on the banks of the Winter Canal. He was the first Tsar to be buried in the Imperial crypt in the Peter and Paul Cathedral, read a media release. Source: The Independent