Peter the Great

Tsar who wrenched Russia westward, built a navy and a capital, and founded St Petersburg.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Travelled Europe incognito as a workman to learn shipbuilding.
• Founded St Petersburg in 1703 as a window on the Baltic and the West.
• Defeated Sweden at Poltava in 1709, remaking the balance of the north.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1672 – 1725