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  • Great Northern War Between Sweden And Russia
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    The Battle of Poltava is the most famous and significant episode in the Great Northern War (1700-1721). The battle which took place on July 8th 1709 fell directly in the middle of the Great Northern War and is seen as the turning point in the war. Czar Peter I own cause to end Sweden's possession of its Baltic empire showed his strong will and determination. This battle in fact established Russia as an impressive European power and Czar Peter I as a great leader in the eyes of his country and al...
  • Great Northern War With Sweden
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    PETER THE GREAT Peter the Great born on May 30, 1672. He shared power with his brother from 1682, but when Ivan died in 1696, Peter was officially declared Sovereign of all Russia. Peter was important because he wasn't just any ruler, he created a regular army and navy. During his reign the Russian military increased from around 30,000 men in 1695, to about 300,000 men in 1725, and that included the newly formed navy. He completely changed the government into a bureaucratic state with its capita...
  • Peter Told Flagg
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    The theme of the book, The Eyes of the Dragon, by Stephen King, is to stick to one's beliefs no matter what happens and always do what one knows is right. Don't give up on oneself; anything is possible. King Roland was the noble king of Delain. He was known as Roland the Good. He was, by far, not a bad king, though he was really not a great king. He meant no harm and was successful, but whenever he meant to do great things, he seemed to be unsuccessful. Roland, king of Delain, had two sons and h...
  • Reign Catherine
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    'Women fell under her spell as well as men, for underlying her engaging femininity was a masculine strength which gave her the courage to present a bland and smiling mask in the face of the greatest tribulations. ' Sophia Augusta Frederica was born into a small Prussian kingdom in 1729. Her hometown was in Stettin, Germany. Her birth was a great disappointment to her parents, her father, Prince Christian August of Anhalt- Zerbst and her mother, Johanna Elizabeth, daughter of the prince of Holste...
  • Peter The Great Like Louis XIV
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    Research Essay Absolute rulers like Louis xiv and Peter the Great strengthened there countries but weakened them economically. They made great improvements to the armies and social aspects of the kingdom. But when they were improving all of these things it ended up costing them a great deal of money. Was it good to have a great army and government if everyone had no money? Absolutism is a political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority. Both Louis xiv and...
  • Western Europeans
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    Peter the Great had plans for Russia, he wanted to westernize it. Peter decided to do this after a trip to Europe when he decided that Europeans were superior to Russians. This created immediate need for change, so he wrote a UKASE which would be strictly enforced. The laws of this UKASE made it mandatory for men to shave off their beards, Russians were to dress more western European and women no longer could be hidden behind vs. ails as they were to become a part of society. All Russians also w...
  • Absolutism And Peter The Great Many Monarchs
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    Absolutism and Peter the Great Many monarchs, particularly those of European descent, employed the flourishing absolutist philosophy during their reign in the seventeenth century. Defined as the "absolute or unlimited rule usually by one man,' absolutism is virtually equivalent to the philosophy of despotism. A ruler incorporating the absolutist philosophy has complete control of his subjects and the highest authority with which to govern. With origins dating back to the Ancient Greeks, absoluti...
  • Peter's Greatness And Yevgeni's Humanity
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    Binary Images In? The Bronze Horseman? Essay, Binary Images In? The Bronze Horseman? Alexandr Pushkin's poem? The Bronze Horseman? is a seemingly glorious narrative of the solidity of the great city of Petrograd. The work extols Peter the Great and his awesome achievement of constructing a shining new city whose beauty is contrasted with the paleness of its predecessor, Moscow. At first, the poem gives Peter a mythological quality and emphasizes his position as a national hero.? The Bronze Horse...

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