reign of Peter the Great (jan 1, 1682 – jan 1, 1725)
Description:
-wanted military power and expansion-nobles had to serve in the army or civil administration
-commoners worked in mines
-created schools
-created meritocratic bureacracy
-Westernized Russia
-establishes 200,000 man standing army
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1682
jan 1, 1725
~ 43 years
