The exceptional position of Peter the Great among other Russian monarchs is emphasized at least by the fact that even after the October Revolution, his memory was treated with sufficient respect. The cities that are named after him (except for Petrograd) were not renamed, the Bronze Horseman monument, unlike the monuments to other kings, was not thrown off its pedestal, and so on - there are many examples. It turns out that even the Bolsheviks were not particularly outraged for what reason and why Peter 1 was called the Great; in any case, it apparently did not cause angry objections from them.
The youth of Peter 1 ended quite early - already at the age of seventeen he became the de facto head of a large state. From the very first steps, the young tsar showed himself to be a fierce opponent of the old order, with which he did not want to reckon with either big or small. He longed for absolute power, on the way to which he managed not only to destroy or neutralize open enemies (in particular, by suppressing the streltsy rebellion inspired by his paternal half-sister, Tsarina Sofya Alekseevna), but also to achieve the unquestioning obedience of all the highest dignitaries, to no avail.trying to manipulate them at first. Already then, at the very beginning of his reign, there were prerequisites for the fact that the question of why Peter 1 was called the Great Tsar is now perceived almost as rhetorical. The failures of the first years of his reign - for example, the not very successful war with Turkey - did not discourage Peter the Great,
and after a long trip abroad, his seething energy found the main vector of its application: the demolition of everything old and immediate immediate reforms in the European manner. Despite his youth, he was well aware that otherwise the Russian state was destined to continue to remain on the outskirts of civilization. Having literally won his rightful right to the throne, Peter the Great did not at all want to be content with the title of lord of the “Muscovite barbarians”, as Russians were contemptuously called in Europe. Tough, sometimes extremely cruel, he, according to the figurative expression of the poet A. S. Pushkin, “He reared Russia up”, showing the whole world what this country, which was considered semi-wild, is capable of with skillful and decisive leadership.
Swiftness, incredible scale and success of transformations - that's what and why Peter 1 was named the Great Emperor. In a matter of years, he managed to bring Russia into the ranks of the most powerful world powers, create a fundamentally new and strong army, build a powerful fleet, radically reform the mechanisms of government, and make changes in almost all areas of government. The reign of Peter the Great knows no equal in Russian history in terms of the pace and depth of modernization, and hethe great tsar (since 1721 - the first Russian emperor), of course, one of the most prominent and dynamic personalities among the monarchs of all countries and peoples.
Even the shortest list of his achievements is quite enough to understand why Peter 1 is called the Great Sovereign. He deserved this title throughout his not too long, but rather bright, rich and creative life.
