From 1682 to his death in 1725 Peter I, or Peter the Great, ruled over Russia as Tsar. Peter was different from most Tsars in his beliefs and way of life. He enjoyed the west and many of the things that came from there. He liked all types of technology, and liked to learn about everything around him, from the human body to warfare. He felt that Russian must modernize and westernize. He also thought that it …showed first 75 words of 2094 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2094 total…become a noble person. Peter never told anyone to do anything he could not do himself. Peter does truly deserve the title of 'the great'. Although at the time the people of Russia did not understand him, he was forging the way for Russia to become a great empire. All feared him, yet all admired him. What he did changed not only Russia; it changed the rest of the world, for better or for worse.