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Politically - It is hard to say that he had left a strong unity of the power. It is because, even though himself was a powerful emperor who pressured other nobles and peasants, his successor was actually weak. However, one of the things that he left for his successors was the system called “Table of Ranks”. By this, Peter reconstructed the previous hierarchy called Mestnichestvo and made imperial court as a basis for the system. As a result, the political power became more centralized and organized. (Least until when he had ruled) Economically - He first created a huge market with European nations using their ports in St. Petersburg and their naval force to take control the Baltic Sea. Also, after the Grand Embassy, he promoted metallurgy industry as their new Russian industry, which was successful, resulting in Russia as the largest producer in cast-iron melting. Additionally, he reconstructed the tax system and collected much more tax from peasantry class, which proves his natural tendency of tyrant. |
Culturally - Peter the Great had painted Russia into the color of Europe. Peter himself was a big fan of Western culture and their technology and forced other nobles and prince to change their lifestyle into Western ways. For example, he made other people shave their beard, promoted people to wear the western clothes, and forced the ladies to were the dress in his dance party. |