However, little Peter also has a half-sister - Sophia Alexeyevna Romanova . This is a woman with a strong desire for power. After little Peter became the Tsar, this Sophia used the power of the Shooting Army (status similar to the Central Army in the regular army) to launch a coup, pushing his younger brother Ivan V to the throne of the Tsar, creating the "famous" "two kings co-rule".
Because Ivan V, who was 16 years old at the time, was weak and incompetent, Peter the Great was only 10 years old. The actual power of the entire Tsarist Russia was in the hands of this "Empress Sophia" - in fact, it was just the Regent. If the title of the Empress was called, it would be Peter the Great's second wife, Catherine I (Catherine I) and the more powerful Catherine II .
is right. The Treaty of Nebchu mentioned above was actually signed by this "Queen Sophia".
If it is placed in China, hidden dangers like Peter Little will definitely be eradicated. However, Sophia just exiled Peter Little to the edge of the empire - I don’t know if Sophia will regret this decision in 7 years.
This is a place of exile near the foreign diaspora. Since Peter Jr. never received the "right and red" formal education of the emperor, nor was he influenced by the Orthodox Church since childhood. This led to Peter Little Peter starting to learn in a complete sense. Therefore, advanced Western European culture represented by navigation knowledge and shipbuilding technology began to influence Peter Little Peter, and the atmosphere of freedom of religious belief also affected his thinking about the boundaries between secular and religious.
1689, Peter Little Peter wanted to return to Moscow to take power, but Sophia launched a military coup but failed, and (temporarily) completely bid farewell to the center of power; after that, the real power of the empire was under the control of Peter's mother Natalia, and the great noble group assisted the government.
It was not until Natalia's death in 1694 that Peter began to truly rule.
opened a new era for his empire. The young Peter did the following:
first, mobilized military forces to get Azov , solving the export problem of the Sea of Azov;
second, sent nearly 250 missions to Western Europe to learn advanced technology and culture. This is what was mentioned above, Peter himself hid in 1697;
third, while visiting Western Europe, he searched for (cannon-making) military and (shipping) technical experts to carry out large-scale talent introduction;
fourth, carried out local administrative institutions reforms, and strengthened the reform of local administrative institutions. The central government's direct control over local areas; established supervisory functional agencies to rectify the officialdom; broke class barriers and provided opportunities for the upward movement of talents;
Fifth, in order to allow the empire to open an estuary in the Baltic Sea, Saxony, and Denmark, first formed an "Northern Alliance" against Swedish and Denmark, and started the 21-year "Northern War" in July 1700;
Sixth, moved the capital to St. Petersburg , seized the land along the coast of the Gulf of Finland and the Bay of Riga from Sweden, and obtained the Baltic Sea estuary, continuously enhancing Russia's voice over the Baltic region.
By 1721, the comprehensive strength had given Russia the confidence to call itself " Russian Empire ", and Peter also had the title of [Emperor].
In fact, this history has been described in detail in the new "Peter the Great" in History Hall. Is the question derived from this? "Technology is the core, and power is the truth"?
Because I am also reading " Millennium History of the World Economy " by Peking University Press, I have to say that the world history of the past few hundred years tells us that for a country, [technology] is really the core, and the competition between big powers sometimes does not have the so-called "law". Whoever has the hard fist will have the "final right to interpret".
Although Russia has vast land, most of its territory is frozen and extremely cold all year round, and most of its population is concentrated in the area of Eastern Europe. At first, Russia had no sea outlet, which means it is impossible to earn a lot of wealth through trade to build the country like Venice , the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Turkey , Ottoman and other countries.
Therefore, for Russia, if you want to develop, the first step is to have your own estuary, so that you can develop your own navy and overseas trade. Fortunately, Peter was exposed to shipbuilding technology since he was a child and became very interested. He gradually realized the importance of shipbuilding and navigation technology. More importantly, he was the Tsar and could use the power of the state to verify his ideas, so that he could lead the country to seize the opportunity of the times.
has been replaced by other Russians . Even though they have a lot of skills and vision and have no support from the highest power, Russia may still be the "landlocked country without naval power."
The technology here, the most advanced practical technology at that time, was naturally shipbuilding and navigation technology. Even today, cross-sea bulk trade is still the largest trade volume between countries. If Peter the Great was not enlightened enough back then and was unwilling to introduce advanced talents and advanced technologies, I think Russia would have been abandoned by the times like China.
is realistic. In fact, the rise and fall of a great country can also be used in the design of personal growth paths.
First, Peter the Great was exiled when he was young, but it was this exile period that gave him the honor of getting in touch with more advanced things in the West. Similarly, for individuals, adversity may not be the hell of life, because (probably) the worst, but it can see clearly what he has, can do, and what he really pursues.
Second, the rise and fall of a country is inevitable, and technology will iterate over time, but maintaining a mind that seeks knowledge and progress is the foundation for the invincible state and individuals.
The foundation laid by Peter the Great made Catherine II achieve "the great cause of the great emperor", but the subsequent Tsar became increasingly unable to maintain the country's (technical) innovation ability. The last Tsar Nicholas II turned into conservatism and autocracy, sending both the family and the empire on a path of no return.
The so-called "motivational heart" is, on the one hand, to pay attention to more cutting-edge content, and on the other hand, to observe what people around you are paying attention to, so-called "Don't go to places with a lot of people."
Third, the core of trade is [exchange], and the embodiment of personal growth is [monetization] - that is, to achieve exchange, such as winning wealth, status, fame, etc. through the wisdom and technology you have. If the direction of efforts is not enough to promote "trade", it means that there is a problem with the starting point.
is also launching war to grab territory. Why did Peter the Great achieve the empire, while Nicholas II promoted the empire?
Think about it carefully, Peter the Great made a estuary in the north and south, which was extremely scarce in Russia at that time; the empire that Nicholas II took over was already a mess, and before consolidating its basic foundation, it also caused conflicts between inside and outside. Isn’t this just to rush the internal part of his empire? Internal instability, and it is too easy for big problems to occur if it does not carry out economic construction.
To be fair, I read all kinds of historical works by myself and always consider what content has practical significance. If you only read the so-called "story of emperors, generals and ministers", such history may be in vain. The same is true for this huge "Peter the Great".
