The years of the reign of Peter 1, the great Russian Tsar, are difficult years that occupy a worthy place in history.
The great Russian Tsar Peter Alekseevich was born on the thirtieth of May in 1672. He was the 14th child of Alexei Mikhailovich, however, for his mother, Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina, he became the firstborn. He was a very active and inquisitive boy, and therefore his father had high hopes for him, unlike his half-brothers Fyodor and Ivan, who were in poor he alth.
Four years after the birth of Peter, his father Tsar Alexei dies. His half-brother Fedor ascended the throne, who took up the education of the future Russian tsar. Even in early childhood, the Great Tsar was interested in history, military art, geography, which during the reign of Peter 1 rendered great help. The great king compiled the alphabet himself, which was easy to remember and easy to use. In addition, Peter 1 dreamed of devoting his reign to writing a book on the history of his Motherland.
After the death of Tsar Fyodor Alekseevich (1682), two half-brothers became contenders for the thronePeter the Great and Ivan. The mothers of the brothers were different representatives of noble families. The ascension to the throne of ten-year-old Peter was supported by the clergy. Mother Natalya Kirillovna becomes the ruler. The reign of Peter 1 did not suit the relatives of Ivan and Tsarina Sophia, who belonged to the Miloslavsky family.
Therefore, in the so-called first years of the reign of Peter 1, the Miloslavskys staged a streltsy revolt in Moscow. They started a rumor that the weak-minded Tsarevich Ivan had been killed. Streltsy, dissatisfied with this news, moved towards the Kremlin, and, despite the fact that Natalya Kirillovna came out to them with both Peter 1 and Ivan, they robbed and killed all over Moscow for several days. Sagittarius put forward a demand that Ivan ascend the throne, and Sophia become regent.
The Streltsy rebellion terrified the young Peter, and he vehemently hated them. In those years when Sofia Alekseevna ruled Russia, the young tsar lived with his mother in such villages as Semenovskoye, Preobrazhenskoye and Kolomenskoye. They rarely went to Moscow, only for official receptions.
Peter the Great, because of his lively mind and curiosity, became addicted to military affairs and began to arrange "military fun" - games in the palace villages. It is worth noting that in the first years of the reign of Peter 1, "fun" develop into real military exercises. Thus, the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments became much more impressive than the archery army.
With the coming of age and marriage of Peter the Great, he receives the absolute right to ascend the throne. However, in summerIn 1689, Queen Sophia provokes a streltsy uprising, which was directed against Peter. Then the tsar takes refuge in the Sergeyeva Lavra, in Troitsk. The Preobrazhensky and Streltsy regiments also arrived here, which suppressed the rebellion. Sophia was imprisoned in the Novodevichy Convent, where she died.
With the death of the weak-minded Ivan in 1696, Peter 1 becomes the only tsar of Russia. However, then he was too keen on "military fun", and his mother's relatives, the Naryshkins, were engaged in state policy. Peter's idea to go to the sea was grandiose and crowned with success. It was during the reign of Peter 1 that Russia turns into a Great Empire, and the tsar becomes emperor. The domestic and foreign policies of Emperor Peter were very active. In history, Peter 1 is known as the Russian reformer tsar, who introduced a lot of innovations. Despite the fact that his reforms killed the identity of Russia, they were timely.
Peter the Great died in 1725 and his wife, Empress Catherine the First, ascended the throne.
