This ruler saw a number of his family members murdered during an army rebellion that, with a later rebellion by the same group, may have influenced him to disband that army, the streltsy. This man worked as a ship's carpenter in the Netherlands durin
This ruler saw a number of his family members murdered during an army rebellion that, with a later rebellion by the same group, may have influenced him to disband that army, the streltsy. This man worked as a ship's carpenter in the Netherlands during his journey west in the Grand Embassy. One method this leader used to force changes on his country's boyars was through a beard tax. This ruler built a "window to the west" on the Neva River called St. Petersburg. For 10 points, name this westernizing tsar of Russia.
This ruler saw a number of his family members murdered during an army rebellion that, with a later rebellion by the same group, may have influenced him to disband that army, the streltsy.
{Peter} the {Great} [or {Peter} I of Russia; or {Pyotr Veliky}; or {Pyotr Alekseyevich}; prompt on