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Peter the Great was the grandson of the first Romanov to assume the throne of Russia. He was also the first ruler to use the title of emperor of that country. He created a social revolution by ending the counting of years according to the old Byzantine calendar and taking Russia to the year 1700. He defeated all his enemies and, like Ivan the Terrible, killed his own son. He also brought potatoes and sunflowers to Russia, as well as the printing press. He tried to modernize the country, even against the will of most of his subjects, who hated everything foreign. He created the city of Saint Petersburg and paved the way for Russia to reach the West via the Baltic Sea. He transformed his country into a military power that became respected in Europe and was the first Romanov to marry members of his family into the European nobility. He locked his first wife in a convent and made a Lutheran laundress servant his second wife and Tsarina of Russia. He was the first Russian ruler to make two trips abroad, worked as an assistant in a shipyard in the Netherlands, met the King of England and walked through Versailles. At over 2 meters tall, he was terrifying when he wanted to be, often executing his enemies with his own hands. His resistance to alcohol led to the death of several members of his court, who were forbidden to go to bed sober. Be a member of this channel and get benefits: / @paulorezzuttiescritor ** SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: http://goo.gl/vjSyge ** *** TO BUY MY BOOKS AND PRODUCTS: https://www.casadosmundos.com.br/cata... +++MY OTHER MEDIA+++ Twitter: / paulorezzutti Instagram: / paulorezzutti Facebook: / prezzutti #PauloRezzutti #HistoriaNaoTold #PedroOgrande TIMESTAMPS Introduction 00:00 Birth 02:46 Two czars and a regent 05:01 Youth, Peter's upbringing and his military interests 09:12 Navigation and contact with Dutch and German immigrants 10:59 Peter removes his sister from the regency and assumes the throne 12:41 Early days as czar and marriage 16:20 Parallel court, drinking and gambling power 18:59 War against the Turks and the great embassy to Europe 21:18 Holland and England 24:13 Return to Russia, the process of Westernization and the introduction of new species 26:49 Separation from his wife, end of the Streltsy 30:38 St. Petersburg 32:07 The mistress who would become empress 33:50 Defeat of the Swedes and the recognition of Russia as a power 35:20 Dynastic ties and a tragic marriage 36:10 Relationship with the heir and the death of his son 37:55 Plans for the construction of St. Petersburg and the death of another heir 43:07 War with Sweden, title of emperor, administrative reform 43:55 Death of the tsar and the dispute for the throne 44:58