intelligence of an individual. Throughout the years, many have proven themselves worthy

of this exhausting task. When Peter Romanov was declared czar at age ten, he never

could have guessed that one day, historians and others would refer to him as Peter the

Great. 17th century Russia was undergoing tremendous change and modernization, and it

Europe was the place people wanted to be if they desired to see the most recent

technology and clothing styles. This was true all over Europe except for Russia, a very

large country lying right under the Artic Ocean. Time seemed to have slowed down and

stopped completely here. Technology was extremely poor compared to her neighboring

countries. Nature easily ruled over most of the natives and serfs who lived as peasants or

slaves. These are the folks who were relied on for labor, because of the lack of

technology. The merciless Russian winters could bring an army to it's knees, and

deathbeds if supplies were limited. The government was very close to that of a medieval

one, as well as Russia's military forces. Elsewhere in Europe Holland was constructing a

his early years, Peter had discovered an English ship that was able to sail against the

without horrific expenses. Peter never borrowed money from any other country; instead

and look as they please, but Peter made that hard to do for the population under his rule.

Peter the Great probably would not have had "the Great" attached to his name if

e and Sweden was assembling an invincible army. Then Peter came to

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