A ruler that has but an army has one hand, but he who has a navy has both. - Peter the Great

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A ruler that has but an army has one hand, but he who has a navy has both.

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About Peter the Great

Pyotr Alexeevich Romanov (June 9, 1672 – February 8, 1725), also known as Peter the Great, was a Russian monarch. He carried out a policy of Westernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom of Russia into the Russian Empire, a major European power.

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Alternative Names: Peter I Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Petr I Alekseevich Pyotr Alekseyevich Petr Alekseevich Romanov Pyotr Velikiy Peter I of Russia
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