Alas! I have civilized my own subjects; I have conquered other nations; yet I have not been able to civilize or to conquer myself. - Peter the Great

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Alas! I have civilized my own subjects; I have conquered other nations; yet I have not been able to civilize or to conquer myself.

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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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