On November 21, 1721, Tsar Peter I Romanov received from the Russian Senate the title of Emperor of All Russias and the epithet of "the Great". The sovereign has just won a resounding military victory over his formidable neighbor, King Charles 12 of Sweden.
Russia thus earned the status of the first military power in the north, which caused surprise in Europe. It must be said that a few years ago, the land of the tsars had only a disorganized army and not the slightest warship.

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00:00: Introduction
01:43: Historical background
5:17: Beginning of reign and period of exile
08:38: The great embassy (169798)
12:51: The reforms
16:06: Saint Petersburg
20:46: The execution of the Tsarevich (1718)
22:39: Death of Peter (1725) and balance sheet

With: Laurent Turcot, professor of history at the University of Quebec in TroisRivières, Canada
Script: Joannie Daigneault
Editing: DeadWill
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For further:
Cracraft, James, The Revolution of Peter the Great. Harvard University Press, 2003.
Hughes, Lindsey, Russia in the Age of Peter the Great. Yale University Press, 1998.
Sarment, Thierry, Pierre le Grand. Russia and the world, Perrin, Paris, 2020.

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