GOVT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Holy Alliance, 1905 Russian Revolution, Compulsory Education
15 Oct 2018
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Some russian princes also fought battles against western conquerors, especially against the teutonic knights----warriors of a catholic religious and political order. Russians total commemorate alexander nevsky, grand prince of the cities of novgorod and vladimir, who defeated the teutonic knights in 1242. Many city streets and landmarks in russia are named after him (nima youchidje, chapter 2, page 29). Peter the great - czar peter i (1672-1725) - commonly referred to as peter the great to emphasize the grand scale of his policies and significance of his reforms. He remains one of the greatest figures in russian history. During his reign, russia grew in size and became a major power in european affairs. Peter was also responsible for a major transformation of russia"s government and the radical europeanization of russia"s upper class culture. Peter"s reforms include - territorial expansion, western patterns of statehood and governance, establishing holy.
