¥Peter I (Òthe GreatÓ)
(1689-1725) (son of Alexis)
¥AlexisÕ Military
successes:
–Recapture of Smolensk, Kiev, left bank of Dnieper from
Poles (1656-1667)
–PeterÕs
accomplishments
– -began industrialization of the
Urals (iron, copper, lead)
– -smelters for arms factories
– -secure foothold on Baltic
1703
– -St. Petersburg (Òwindow on EuropeÓ) became capital in 1713 (moved back to Moscow in 1918
– -Treaty of Nystad in 1721 (end of Northern Wars) – gave Estonia, Livonia,
and Karelia to Russia
– -export trade from St. Petersburg – furs, timber,
grain, flax, iron
– -import trade through St.
Petersburg – coffee, sugar, dyes, wine
– -Navy, army, administrative
organization