PETER I THE GREAT
(born in 1672 - died in 1725)
The first Russian emperor known for his reforms government controlled.
On January 27, 1725, the Imperial Palace in St. Petersburg was surrounded by reinforced guards. Ended in terrible agony life path the first Russian emperor Peter I. For the last ten days, convulsions were replaced by delirium and deep fainting, and in those moments when the tsar came to himself, he screamed terribly from unbearable pain. During the last week, in brief moments of relief, Peter took communion three times. By his order, all arrested debtors were released from prisons and their debts were covered from royal sums. In all churches, including those of other faiths, prayers were served for him. Relief did not come, and on January 28, at the beginning of the sixth morning, the emperor died.
Peter was the son of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and his second wife, Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina. He was born on May 30, 1672. From his first marriage with Maria Ilinichnaya Miloslavskaya, the tsar had 13 children, but only two of the sons survived - Fedor and Ivan. After the death of Alexei Mikhailovich in 1676, Peter's upbringing took place under the supervision of his elder brother, Tsar Fyodor, who was his godfather. For the young prince, he chose Nikita Zotov as mentors, under whose influence he became addicted to books, especially historical writings. Nikita told the pupil a lot about the past of the Fatherland, about the glorious deeds of his ancestors. Tsar Ivan the Terrible became a true idol for Peter. Subsequently, Peter spoke of his reign: “This sovereign is my predecessor and model; I have always imagined him as the model of my government in civil and military affairs, but I did not go as far as he did. Fools only those who do not know the circumstances of his time, the properties of his people and the greatness of his merit, call him a tormentor.
After the death in 1682 of the 22-year-old Tsar Fedor, the struggle for the throne of two families, the Miloslavskys and the Naryshkins, sharply escalated. The candidate for the throne from the Miloslavskys was Ivan, who was in poor health, from the Naryshkins, the healthy, but younger Peter. At the instigation of the Naryshkins, the patriarch proclaimed Peter the tsar. However, the Miloslavskys did not reconcile themselves and provoked a streltsy riot, during which many people close to the Naryshkins died. This made an indelible impression on Peter, influenced his mental health and outlook. For the rest of his life, he harbored a hatred for the archers and for the entire Miloslavsky family.
The result of the rebellion was a political compromise: both Ivan and Peter were elevated to the throne, and Princess Sophia, the smart and ambitious daughter of Alexei Mikhailovich from his first marriage, became their regent (ruler). Peter and his mother did not play any role in the life of the state. They ended up in a kind of exile in the village of Preobrazhensky. Peter happened to take part only in embassy ceremonies in the Kremlin. Here, in Preobrazhensky, the military "fun" of the young tsar began. Under the leadership of the Scot Menesius, from Peter's peers, mostly representatives of noble families, a children's regiment was recruited, from which in the early 90s. grew up two guards regiment- Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky. The future Field Marshal M. M. Golitsyn, and the descendant of a noble family Buturlin, and the son of a groom, and in the future a friend and associate of Peter, A. D. Menshikov, served in them. The king himself served here, starting as a drummer. The officers in the regiments were mostly foreigners. In general, foreigners who lived near Preobrazhensky in the German Quarter (Kukui), who came to the country under Tsar Alexei, seekers of happiness and rank, craftsmen, military specialists, played a huge role in Peter's life. From them, he studied shipbuilding, military affairs, and in addition, drink strong drinks, smoke, wear foreign clothes. From them, one might say, he absorbed the disdain for everything Russian. The closest to Peter was the Swiss F. Lefort.
In the summer of 1689, the struggle with the Miloslavskys intensified. Princess Sophia, realizing that soon Peter would push back the sick Ivan and take the reins of government into his own hands, began to incite the archers, led by Shaklovity, to revolt. But this idea failed: the archers themselves handed over Shaklovity to Peter, and he, having named many of his associates under torture, was executed along with them. Sophia, Peter imprisoned in the Novodevichy Convent. Thus began his sole rule. Ivan ruled only nominally, and after his death in 1696, Peter became autocrat.
In 1697, the tsar, as part of the Great Embassy of 50 people, under the guise of an officer of the Preobrazhensky regiment, Peter Mikhailov, went abroad. The purpose of the trip is an alliance against the Turks. In Holland and England, working as a carpenter in shipyards, the king mastered shipbuilding. On the way back, in Vienna, he was caught by the news of a new archery revolt. Peter hurried to Russia, but on the way he learned that the rebellion was suppressed, 57 instigators were executed, and 4 thousand archers were exiled. Upon his return, believing that Miloslavsky's "seed" had not been exterminated, the tsar ordered the investigation to be resumed. Already exiled archers were returned to Moscow. Peter personally participated in torture and executions. He himself chopped off the heads of archers and forced his confidants and courtiers to do it. Many archers were executed in a new way - they were wheeled. The king's revenge on the Miloslavsky family knew no bounds. He ordered to dig a coffin with the body of Miloslavsky, bring him on pigs to the place of execution and put him near the chopping block so that the blood of the executed would pour on the remains of Miloslavsky. In total, more than a thousand archers were executed. Their bodies were thrown into a pit where animal corpses were dumped. 195 archers were hanged at the gates of the Novodevichy Convent, and three - near the very windows of Sophia, and for five whole months the corpses were not removed from the place of execution. In this terrible deed, and in many others, Peter surpassed his idol Ivan the Terrible in cruelty.
At the same time, the tsar embarked on reforms with the aim of reshaping Russia along Western European lines, turning the country into an absolutist police state. He wanted everything at once. With his reforms, Peter I put Russia on its hind legs, but how many people at the same time went up on the rack, on the chopping block, on the gallows! How many were killed, tortured... It all started with cultural innovations. It became obligatory for everyone except the peasants and the clergy to wear foreign clothes, the army was dressed in uniforms according to the European model, and everyone, again except the peasants and the clergy, were obliged to shave their beards, and in Preobrazhensky Peter himself cut off the beards of the boyars. Since 1705, a tax on beards was introduced: from servicemen and clerks, merchants and townspeople, 60 rubles each. per person per year; hundreds of rich merchants from the living room - 100 rubles each; from people of lower rank, boyar people, coachmen - 30 rubles each; from the peasants - 2 money each time they entered the city or left it.
Other innovations were also introduced. Crafts were encouraged, numerous workshops were created, young men from noble families were sent to study abroad, city administration was reorganized, the calendar was reformed, order established St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called, the Navigation School was opened. To strengthen the centralization of government, boards and a senate were created instead of orders. All these transformations were carried out by violent methods. A special place was occupied by Peter's relations with the clergy. Day after day he led the attack on the independence of the church. After the death of his mother, Peter no longer participated in religious processions. The patriarch ceased to be an adviser to the tsar and was expelled from the tsar's Duma, and after his death in 1700, the management of church affairs passed to a specially created Synod. And all these and other transformations were superimposed by the unbridled temper of the king. In the words of the historian Valishevsky: “In everything that Peter did, he brought too much swiftness, too much personal rudeness, and in particular, too much passion. He hit right and left. And therefore, by correcting, he spoiled everything. The fury of the king, reaching to rage, his mockery of the people knew no restraint. He could attack Generalissimo Shane with wild abuse, and Romodanovsky and Zotov, who were trying to appease him, people close to him, inflict severe wounds: one had severed fingers, the other had wounds on his head; he could beat his friend Menshikov for not taking off his sword at the assembly during the dances; could kill a servant with a stick for taking off his hat too slowly; he could order that the 80-year-old boyar M. Golovin be forced to sit naked, in a jester's cap, for an hour on the Neva ice because he refused, dressed as a devil, to participate in the jester's procession. After that, Golovin fell ill and soon died. So the tsar behaved not only at home: in the Copenhagen Museum, Peter mutilated the mummy, because he was refused to sell it for the Kunstkamera. Many such examples could be cited.
The Petrine era is a time of constant wars. The Azov campaigns of 1695–1696, the Northern War of 1700–1721, the Prut campaign of 1711, the campaign against the Caspian in 1722. All this required a huge amount of both people and money. A huge army and navy were created. Recruits were often brought into the cities in chains. Many lands were depopulated. In general, during the reign of Peter I, Russia lost almost a third of its population. Throughout the state, it was forbidden to cut down large trees, and for felling an oak, it was generally relied the death penalty. For the maintenance of the army, new requisitions were introduced: recruiting, dragoon, ship, household and official paper. New dues were introduced: for fishing, domestic baths, mills, inns. The sale of salt and tobacco passed into the hands of the treasury. Even oak coffins were transferred to the treasury and then sold for 4 times more. But money was still not enough.
The difficult nature of Peter was reflected in his family life. Even at the age of 16, his mother, in order to ward off the German settlement, married him to Evdokia Lopukhina, whom he never loved. Evdokia bore him two sons: Alexander, who died in infancy, and Alexei. After the death of Natalya Kirillovna, relations between the spouses deteriorated sharply. Peter even wanted to execute his wife, but limited himself to forcibly tonsure her as a nun in the Intercession Monastery in Suzdal. The 26-year-old queen was not given a penny for maintenance, and she was forced to ask her relatives for money. At the same time, Peter had two mistresses in the German settlement: the daughter of the silversmith Betticher and the daughter of the wine merchant Mons - Anna, who became the first titled favorite of the king. He gave her palaces, estates, but when her love affair with the Saxon envoy Keyserling was revealed, the vengeful Peter took away almost everything he gave, and even kept her in prison for some time. A vindictive but not inconsolable lover, he quickly found a replacement for her. Among his favorites were at one time Anisya Tolstaya, and Varvara Arsenyeva, and a number of other representatives of noble families. Quite often the choice of the tsar stopped and on simple servants. In 1703, another woman appeared who played a special role in the life of the monarch - Marta Skavronskaya, who later became Peter's wife under the name of Ekaterina Alekseevna. After the Russian troops occupied Marienburg, she was a servant and mistress of Field Marshal B. Sheremetev, then A. Menshikov, who introduced her to the tsar. Martha converted to Orthodoxy, bore Peter three daughters and a son, Peter Petrovich, who died in 1719. But only in 1724 did Peter crown her. At the same time, a scandal broke out: the tsar became aware of the love affair between Catherine and Willem Mons, the brother of the former favorite. Monet was executed, and his head in a jar of alcohol, by order of the king, was in his wife's bedroom for several days.
Against the background of these events, the tragedy of Peter's son, Alexei, stands out clearly. His fear of his father reached the point that, on the advice of friends, he even wanted to renounce the inheritance. Peter saw this as a conspiracy and ordered his son to be sent to a monastery. Alexei fled and took refuge with his mistress, first in Vienna and then in Naples. But they were found and lured to Russia. The father promised his son forgiveness if he would name the accomplices. But instead of forgiveness, Peter sent him to the casemate of the Peter and Paul Fortress and ordered an investigation to begin. The prince was tortured five times in a week. The father was also present. To end the torment, Alexei slandered himself: they say, he wanted to get the throne with the help of the troops of the Austrian emperor. On June 24, 1718, a court of 127 people unanimously sentenced Alexei to death. The choice of execution was given to the discretion of the king. Little is known about how Alexei died: either from poison, or from suffocation, or he was cut off his head, or he died under torture. However, the participants in the investigation received awards, titles, and villages. The very next day, Peter celebrated the ninth anniversary of the Battle of Poltava with grandeur.
With the end of the Northern War in 1721, Russia was proclaimed an empire, and the Senate awarded Peter the titles of "Father of the Fatherland", "Emperor" and "Great".
The turbulent life of the king "gave" him a bouquet of diseases by the age of 50, but most of all he suffered from uremia. Mineral water did not help either. For the last three months, Peter spent most of his time in bed, although on the days of relief he took part in the festivities. In mid-January, the attacks of the disease became more frequent. Kidney dysfunction led to blockage of the urinary tract. The performed operation did not give anything. Blood poisoning has begun. The question of succession to the throne arose sharply, since the sons of the king by this time were not alive. On January 27, Peter wanted to write an order for the succession to the throne. They gave him paper, but he could write only two words: “Give everything ...” In addition, he lost his speech. The next day he died in terrible agony. His body remained unburied for 40 days. It was exhibited on a velvet bed embroidered with gold in the palace hall, upholstered with carpets that Peter received as a gift from Louis XV during his stay in Paris. His wife Ekaterina Alekseevna was proclaimed empress.
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Lesson consolidation on the studied period of history (the era of Peter the Great) and aimed at developing practical skills.
Description
PeterI: tyrant or reformer.
Lesson Objectives:
Educational:
to consolidate the knowledge gained in the process of studying the Peter the Great era .
Educational: the formation of students' ability to analyze documents, draw conclusions, set goals, highlight the main thing from the lesson material.
Educational: the formation of students' perception of a sense of patriotism, respect for the past of their country. Inspire pride in your homeland.
Tasks:
1. Find out in the process of research who Peter I was - a tyrant or a reformer.
2. To consolidate students' knowledge of events in Russia at the beginning of the 18th century.
In the class, 2 groups are distinguished in advance, opposite in their attitude to the personality of Peter. They are given the task to draw up their relationship to Peter the Great in the form of a table.
1team - Accusers (they believe that Emperor Peter I is, first of all, a tyrant).
2team - Defenders (they consider Emperor Peter I a great reformer).
Throughout history, since the time of Peter the Great, historians have argued about the personality and deeds of the emperor. There is no unambiguous assessment of his personality, as well as his transformations. They said about him: “The Tsar is a carpenter, “Peter, who cut a window to Europe”, “Severe, but fair and democratic”. Others join these judgments, emphasizing that Peter "expressed the interests of the ruling class" and "teared three skins from the working peasantry."
Peter I
Oh, mighty lord of fate!
Are you not so above the abyss,
At the height of the iron bridle
Raised Russia on its hind legs?
“Bronze Horseman”A.S. Pushkin
A.S. Pushkin, a century later, will say that some of their decrees of the tsar were written with a whip ...
Now an academician, then a hero,
Now a navigator, now a carpenter,
He is an all-encompassing soul
On the throne was an eternal worker.(Pushkin A.S. "Stans")
Who was Peter the Great? Tyrant or reformer? What he was right about and what he was wrong about - these are the main questions of our discussion. Pay attention to the blackboard, which lists the basic rules of the discussion.
DISCUSSION RULES (Discussion rules are posted either on the board or shown using ICT. Students must be familiar with the rules at the beginning of the lesson)
1. You can't criticize people, only their ideas.
2. Each participant must have the right and opportunity to speak.
3. Listen carefully to your opponent, then state your point of view.
4. All positions without exception are subject to discussion.
5. Don't forget that the best way to convince the enemy is clear reasoning and impeccable logic.
6. Speak clearly, precisely, simply, distinctly and in your own words, and not according to a "piece of paper."
7. Have the courage to admit that your opponent is right if you are wrong.
8. Never give "labels" and do not allow derogatory statements, skirmishes, ridicule.
Before you are excerpts from documents, with the help of this material you must answer this question. Before you worksheets, you must, in the course of acquaintance with the document, highlight the evidence that
or a tyrant
Peter I is a great reformer
.
Policy. As a result of the administrative, state reform carried out by Peter I, Russia received a clearer structure of state administration. The cumbersome system of orders was replaced by colleges, which were subordinate to the Senate. January 24
Economy. Under Peter there was a significant growth of large-scale manufacturing industry. By 1725 there were 220 manufactories in Russia (and in
Construction of St. Petersburg
Tsar Peter I founded the city on May 16 (27), 1703, laid a fortress on one of the islands in the Neva delta. In 1712, the capital of Russia was moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg. The city officially remained the capital until 1918.
On the question of religion . Tsar Peter I proclaimed the principle of religious tolerance in the state. It was widely used in Russia by various religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Mohammedan, Jewish.
Education and science . Under Peter I, Russia became a powerful European power. He paid great attention to education and science. Peter obliged all children of the nobility to learn to read and write, not only sent many to study abroad, but also opened schools and colleges in Moscow and St. Petersburg: maritime, engineering schools, artillery school. By order of Peter, the publication of the first printed newspaper in Russia began. It was called "Vedomosti" and was published in St. Petersburg since 1702. To facilitate reading and writing in 1708, he reformed the Russian alphabet, greatly simplifying it. In 1719, Peter founded the country's first Kunstkamera museum. And, already at the end of his life, on January 28, 1724, Peter I issued a decree establishing the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Russia.
Don't you think that the Petrine manufactories, which use the labor of forced laborers, are not progressive capitalist enterprises? 2. Don't you think that as a result of the administrative reform, a cumbersome, bureaucratic system of governing the country has developed? What changes took place in the army, economy, politics during the reign of Peter the Great?
"Peter I is not a great reformer" .
Policy . The administrative reforms carried out by Peter I led to an increase in various malfeasances, the number of officials and the cost of their maintenance increased. The burden of taxes fell on the shoulders of the people. The Northern War worsened the economic situation of the population, as they required huge material costs. Numerous taxes, direct and indirect, were introduced. All this worsened the position of the taxable population (peasants, townspeople, merchants, etc.).
Social side. The reforms of Peter I led to the strengthening of serfdom. The decree of Peter I in 1721 allowed manufacturers to buy villages with peasants for factories. The decree forbade the sale of factory peasants separately from the factory. Manufactories using forced labor were unproductive. The people responded to the deterioration of their situation with resistance. (Astrakhan uprising, the uprising of K. Bulavin, the uprising in Bashkiria) .Peter used mass executions, torture, exile as a means of punishment. For example, The Streltsy rebellion of 1698 was a brutal massacre of the archers, which was committed by the sovereign. 799 archers were executed. Life was saved only for those who were from 14 to 20 years old, and even then they were beaten with whips. In the next six months, 1182 archers were executed, beaten with a whip, branded and 601 people were exiled. The investigation and executions continued for almost ten more years, the total number of executed reached 2,000 people.
Construction of St. Petersburg. In order to speed up the construction of stone houses, Peter even banned stone construction throughout Russia, except for St. Petersburg. Serfs were widely used for work in the project. It is believed that about 30,000 died during construction.
Church. Peter ordered to remove the bells from the churches, because. there was not enough metal for weapons for the army, up to 30 thousand pounds of bell copper was then brought to Moscow. Reform of the Synod of the Church: When Patriarch Adrian Peter died in 1700, he forbade choosing a successor. IN
Old Believers. Tsar Peter allowed the Old Believers to live openly in cities and villages, but imposed a double tax on them. They took a tax from every man for wearing a beard, they took a fine from them and for the fact that the priests performed their spiritual duties. They did not enjoy any civil rights in the state. For disobedience, they were exiled to hard labor as enemies of the church and state.
Culture. The desire of Peter I to turn Russians overnight into Europeans was carried out by violent methods. Shaving beards, introducing European-style clothing. Dissenters were threatened with fines, exile, hard labor, and confiscation of property. Peter's "Europeanization" marked the beginning of the deepest gap between the way of life of the people and the privileged strata. Many years later, this turned into distrust of the peasantry in any person from the “educated”, since a nobleman dressed in European foreign language, seemed to the peasant a foreigner. Peter openly despised everything folk customs. Peter, returning from Europe, ordered to forcibly shave his beard and wear a foreign dress. At the city outposts there were special spies who cut off the beards of passers-by and passers-by and cut off the floors of the long national cut of clothing. The beards of those who resisted were simply uprooted. On January 4, 1700, all residents of Moscow were ordered to dress in foreign dresses. Two days were given to execute the order. It was forbidden to ride on Russian-style saddles. Merchants were graciously promised a whip, confiscation of property and hard labor for the sale of Russian dresses.
Don't you think there's more to cultural change than shaving beards? Do you think the creation of new educational institutions, textbooks, museums, civil type are progressive phenomena in culture? Do you think it is possible for Russia to become a great empire without a strong army? Who should keep it? What actions could Peter take to achieve his goal, or what actions could he refrain from? Were alternative actions possible?
- So, you got acquainted with the documents and we need two masters who will record your evidence on this issue ( proofs are written by masters on the board, or shown using ICT) . So, you, as true historians, what conclusion did you come to when studying the documents. Was Peter I evil and treacherous, immoral and greedy, or was Peter the genius of the Russian land, a great reformer.
Yes, well, you drew a picture for us. Let's now listen to the defense team.
| Peter was a reformer | Peter was a tyrant |
| 1. A clear structure of public administration 2. The "Table of Ranks" was introduced. the nobility of the family in itself, without service, does not mean anything 3. The growth of a large-scale manufacturing industry and new types of manufactories appeared. 4. Under Peter I, trade (internal and external) stepped forward noticeably 5. New factories were built. 6. Russia started selling metal to Europe. 7. Creation of a new army. 8. Construction of the military and commercial fleet. 9. Construction of St. Petersburg, which 10. Tsar Peter I proclaimed the principle of religious tolerance in the state 11. Peter I paid great attention to education and science. opened schools and colleges in Moscow and St. Petersburg: naval, engineering schools, artillery school. 12. By order of Peter, the publication of the first printed newspaper in Russia began On 13.1708 he carried out a reform of the Russian alphabet, greatly simplifying it. 14. . In 1719, Peter founded the country's first Kunstkamera museum. On January 28, 1724, Peter I issued a decree establishing the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Russia. 15. Peter himself was engaged in any work and personally took part in all undertakings. 16. Under Peter I, Russia became a powerful European power | 1. The administrative reforms carried out by Peter I led to an increase in various malfeasance. 2. All transformations in the country, incl. The Northern War worsened the economic situation of the population, as they required huge material costs 3. Numerous taxes were introduced, direct and indirect 4.Reforms of Peter I led to the strengthening of serfdom. 5. A large number of popular performances (Astrakhan uprising, the uprising of K. Bulavin, the uprising in Bashkiria) 6. A huge number of consequences and cruel executions. 7. A huge number of people died. 7. Banned stone construction throughout Russia, except for St. Petersburg 8.30,000 people died during the construction of the city. 9. The Tsar encroached on the brightest thing in Rus' - the church. Peter ordered to remove the bells from the churches, because. there was not enough metal for weapons for the army, up to 30 thousand pounds of bell copper was then brought to Moscow 10. In 11. Tsar Peter allowed the Old Believers to live openly in cities and villages, but imposed a double tax on them, both direct and indirect. 12. Violent methods of carrying out reforms. 13. Peter's "Europeanization" laid the foundation for the deepest gap between the way of life of the people and the privileged strata |
Summarize: we got two almost identical columns. What is the conclusion? Ask for your opinion (listen to students' answers)
What do you think, was there an alternative to the development of Russia, was it necessary to apply such radical measures?
Conclusion: History does not know the subjunctive mood. Peter the Great was and his deeds are great. I think and hope that our descendants will support me, that Tsar Peter I embodied so many different and sometimes contradictory qualities in himself that it is difficult to characterize him unambiguously. The merits of Peter I are so great that they began to call him the Great, and the state turned into an empire. Peter was naturally a reformer, but the methods he chose to carry out the reforms were radical. Yes, Peter appears before us violent and cruel, but such was the age. The new made its way. Just as fiercely and mercilessly as the obsolete old clung to life.
I would like to end our discussion with a statement by the historian M.P. Pogodin, who lived in Pushkin's times. In the book “Peter the Great” M.P. Pogodin wrote: “We are waking up. What day is it? January 1, 1841 - Peter the Great ordered to count the months from January. It's time to get dressed - our dress is sewn according to the style given by Peter the Great ... the essence is woven at the factory that he started, the wool is sheared from the sheep he bred. A book catches your eye - Peter the Great introduced this font into use and cut out these letters himself.
At dinner, from salted herring and potatoes, which he ordered to sow, to grape wine diluted by him, all dishes will tell you about Peter the Great. A place in the system of European states, administration, legal proceedings ... Factories, factories, canals, roads ... Military schools, academies are monuments to his tireless activity and his genius.
The era of Peter the Great is in many ways instructive for us today, when it is necessary, as Peter the Great happened to do in his time, to create and defend on the old obsolete basis new Russia, to reform the army and navy, to cultivate industriousness, active patriotism, devotion to state interests and love for military affairs. Love your Fatherland and be proud of Russia.
Bibliography:
A.A. Danilov, L.G. Kosulin "History of Russia: the end of the 16th - 18th centuries". M., "Enlightenment", 2010
Buganov V.I., Zyryanov P.N. History of Russia at the end of the 17th - 19th centuries. Moscow: Thought, 1995
Pavlenko N.I. Peter the Great and his time, Moscow: Enlightenment, 1989
Pavlenko N.I. Peter the Great. M., Thought, 1990
Pogodin MP Peter the Great. - In the book: Historical and critical passages, vol. 1.M., 1846
Pushkin A.S. “The Bronze Horseman” Poems. Moscow., Bustard-Plus., 2010
Pushkin A.S. "Stans" Works in three volumes. St. Petersburg: Golden Age, Diamant, 1997.
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Peter I tyrant or reformer..doc
History lesson in 7th grade.
Teacher: Lysova O.N. GOOU "Constellation", Volgograd
Peter I: tyrant or reformer.
Lesson Objectives:
Educational : to consolidate the knowledge gained in the process of studying the Peter the Great era.
Educational : the formation of students' ability to analyze documents, draw conclusions, set goals, highlight the main thing from the lesson material.
Educational : the formation of students' perception of a sense of patriotism, respect for the past of their country. Inspire pride in your homeland.
Tasks:
1. Find out in the process of research who Peter I was - a tyrant or a reformer.
2. To consolidate students' knowledge of events in Russia at the beginning of the 18th century.
In the class, 2 groups are distinguished in advance, opposite in their attitude to the personality of Peter. They are given the task to draw up their relationship to Peter the Great in the form of a table.
team - Accusers (they believe that Emperor Peter I is, first of all, a tyrant).
team - Defenders (they consider Emperor Peter I a great reformer).
Throughout history, since the time of Peter the Great, historians have argued about the personality and deeds of the emperor. There is no unambiguous assessment of his personality, as well as his transformations. They said about him: “The Tsar is a carpenter, “Peter, who cut a window to Europe”, “Severe, but fair and democratic”. Others join these judgments, emphasizing that Peter "expressed the interests of the ruling class" and "teared three skins from the working peasantry."
Peter I
Oh, mighty lord of fate!
Are you not so above the abyss,
At the height of the iron bridle
Raised Russia on its hind legs?
“The Bronze Horseman” A.S. Pushkin
A.S. Pushkin, a century later, will say that some of their decrees of the tsar were written with a whip ...
Now an academician, then a hero, Now a navigator, now a carpenter, He is an all-encompassing soul On the throne was an eternal worker. (Pushkin A.S. "Stans")
Who was Peter the Great? Tyrant or reformer? What he was right about and what he was wrong about - these are the main questions of our discussion. Pay attention to the blackboard, which lists the basic rules of the discussion.
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3. Listen carefully to your opponent, then state your point of view.
4. All positions without exception are subject to discussion.
5. Do not forget that the best way to convince the enemy is clear reasoning and impeccable logic.
6. Speak clearly, precisely, simply, distinctly and in your own words, and not according to a "piece of paper."
7. Have the courage to admit that your opponent is right if you are wrong.
8. Never give "labels" and do not allow derogatory statements, skirmishes, ridicule.
Before you are excerpts from documents, with the help of this material you must answer this question. Before you worksheets, you must, in the course of acquaintance with the document, highlight the evidence that Peter I is a great reformer or a tyrant
Peter I is a great reformer.
Policy.As a result of the administrative, state reform carried out by Peter I, Russia received a clearer structure of state administration. The cumbersome system of orders was replaced by colleges, which were subordinate to the Senate. On January 24, 1722, the "Table of Ranks" was introduced, which introduced a new classification of employees. The nobility of the family in itself, without service, does not mean anything, does not create any position for a person, thus, the aristocratic hierarchy of the breed, the genealogical book, was put in its place.
Economy.Under Peter there was a significant growth of large-scale manufacturing industry. By 1725 there were 220 manufactories in Russia (and in 1690 only 21). Iron smelting increased 5 times, which made it possible to start exporting abroad. Under Peter I, trade took a noticeable step forward (internal and external. Metalworking plants were built in the Urals, in Karelia, near Tula. If before the beginning of the 18th century, Russia imported iron from abroad, then by the end of the reign of Peter I the country began to sell it. Deposits of copper ore were discovered. (Ural.) New types of manufactory appeared: textile, chemical, shipbuilding.
Army. Announced by decree of 1699 on the beginning of recruitment. In the period from 1699 to 1725, an army (318 thousand people, along with Cossack units) and a fleet were formed. The army was with a single principle of recruitment, uniform uniforms and weapons. Simultaneously with the creation of the army, the construction of the fleet continued. By the time of the Battle of Gangut (1714), the Baltic Fleet was created from 22 ships, 5 frigates and many small ships. Russia had both a navy and a merchant fleet.
Tsar Peter I founded the city on May 16 (27), 1703, laid a fortress on one of the islands in the Neva delta. In 1712, the capital of Russia was moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg. The city officially remained the capital until 1918.
On the question of religion .
Education and science . Under Peter I, Russia became a powerful European power. He paid great attention to education and science. Peter ordered all children of the nobility to learn to read and write, not only sent many to study abroad, but also opened schools and colleges in Moscow and St. Petersburg: a naval, engineering school, an artillery school. By order of Peter, the publication of the first printed newspaper in Russia began. It was called "Vedomosti" and was published in St. Petersburg since 1702. To facilitate reading and writing in 1708, he reformed the Russian alphabet, greatly simplifying it. In 1719, Peter founded the country's first Kunstkamera Museum. And, already at the end of his life, on January 28, 1724, Peter I issued a decree establishing the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Russia.
Don't you think that the Petrine manufactories, which use the labor of forced laborers, are not progressive capitalist enterprises? 2. Don't you think that as a result of the administrative reform, a cumbersome, bureaucratic system of governing the country has developed? What changes took place in the army, economy, politics during the reign of Peter the Great?
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Policy . The administrative reforms carried out by Peter I led to an increase in various malfeasances, the number of officials and the cost of their maintenance increased. The burden of taxes fell on the shoulders of the people. The Northern War worsened the economic situation of the population, as they required huge material costs. Numerous taxes, direct and indirect, were introduced. All this worsened the position of the taxable population (peasants, townspeople, merchants, etc.).
Social side. The reforms of Peter I led to the strengthening of serfdom. The decree of Peter I in 1721 allowed manufacturers to buy villages with peasants for factories. The decree forbade the sale of factory peasants separately from the factory. Manufactories using forced labor were unproductive. The people responded to the deterioration of their situation with resistance. (Astrakhan uprising, the uprising of K. Bulavin, the uprising in Bashkiria).Peter used mass executions, torture, exile as a means of punishment. For example, The Streltsy rebellion of 1698 was a brutal massacre of the archers, which was committed by the sovereign. 799 archers were executed. Life was saved only for those who were from 14 to 20 years old, and even then they were beaten with whips.
Construction of St. Petersburg. In order to speed up the construction of stone houses, Peter even banned stone construction throughout Russia, except for St. Petersburg.
Church. Peter ordered to remove the bells from the churches, because. there was not enough metal for weapons for the army, up to 30 thousand pounds of bell copper was then brought to Moscow. Reform of the Synod of the Church: When Patriarch Adrian Peter died in 1700, he forbade choosing a successor. In 1721, the patriarchate was abolished, and the "Holy Governing Synod" was created to manage the church, which was subordinate to the Senate. The state tightened control over the income of the church from the monastic peasants, systematically withdrew a significant part of them for the construction of the fleet, the maintenance of the army, schools, etc. It was forbidden to create new monasteries, and the number of monks in existing ones was limited.
Old Believers. Tsar Peter allowed the Old Believers to live openly in cities and villages, but imposed a double tax on them. They took a tax from every man for wearing a beard, they took a fine from them and for the fact that the priests performed their spiritual duties. They did not enjoy any civil rights in the state. For disobedience, they were exiled to hard labor as enemies of the church and state.
Culture. The desire of Peter I to turn Russians overnight into Europeans was carried out by violent methods. Shaving beards, introducing European-style clothing. Dissenters were threatened with fines, exile, hard labor, and confiscation of property. Peter's "Europeanization" marked the beginning of the deepest gap between the way of life of the people and the privileged strata. Many years later, this turned into distrust of the peasantry towards any person from the "educated", since a nobleman dressed in European style, speaking a foreign language, seemed to the peasant a foreigner. Peter openly despised all folk customs. Peter, returning from Europe, ordered to forcefully shave his beards and wear foreign clothes. At the city outposts there were special spies who cut off the beards of passers-by and passers-by and cut off the floors of long national cut clothes. The beards of those who resisted were simply uprooted. On January 4, 1700, all residents of Moscow were ordered to put on wine-earth dresses. Two days were given to execute the order. It was forbidden to ride on Russian saddles. Merchants were graciously promised a whip, confiscation of property and hard labor for the sale of Russian dresses.
Don't you think there's more to cultural change than shaving beards? Do you think that the creation of new educational institutions, textbooks, museums, civil type are progressive phenomena in culture? Do you think it is possible for Russia to become a great empire without a strong army? Who should keep it?What actions could Peter take to achieve his goal, or what actions could he refrain from? Were alternative actions possible?
- So, you got acquainted with the documents and we need two masters who will record your evidence on this issue ( proofs are written by masters on the board, or shown using ICT) . So, you, as true historians, what conclusion did you come to when studying the documents. Was Peter I evil and treacherous, immoral and greedy, or was Peter the genius of the Russian land, a great reformer.
Yes, well, you painted a picture for us. Let's now listen to the defense team.
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Peter was a reformer |
Peter was a tyrant |
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1. A clear structure of public administration 2. The "Table of Ranks" was introduced. the nobility of the family in itself, without service, does not mean anything 3. The growth of a large-scale manufacturing industry and new types of manufactories appeared. 4. Under Peter I, trade (internal and external) stepped forward noticeably 5. New factories were built. 6. Russia started selling metal to Europe. 7. Creation of a new army. 8. Construction of the military and merchant fleet. 9. Construction of St. Petersburg, which in 1712 became the capital of Russia. 10. Tsar Peter I proclaimed the principle of religious tolerance in the state 11. Peter I paid great attention to education and science. opened schools and colleges in Moscow and St. Petersburg: naval, engineering schools, artillery school. 12. By order of Peter, the publication of the first printed newspaper in Russia began On 13.1708 he carried out a reform of the Russian alphabet, greatly simplifying it. 14. . In 1719, Peter founded the country's first Kunstkamera museum. On January 28, 1724, Peter I issued a decree establishing the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Russia. 15. Peter himself was engaged in any work and personally took part in all undertakings. 16. Under Peter I, Russia became a powerful European power |
1. The administrative reforms carried out by Peter I led to an increase in various malfeasance. 2. All transformations in the country, incl. The Northern War worsened the economic situation of the population, as they required huge material costs 3. Numerous taxes were introduced, direct and indirect 4.Reforms of Peter I led to the strengthening of serfdom. 5. A large number of popular performances (Astrakhan uprising, the uprising of K. Bulavin, the uprising in Bashkiria) 6. A huge number of consequences and cruel executions. 7. A huge number of people died. 7. Banned stone construction throughout Russia, except for St. Petersburg 8.30,000 people died during the construction of the city. 9. The Tsar encroached on the brightest thing in Rus' - the church. Peter ordered to remove the bells from the churches, because. there was not enough metal for weapons for the army, up to 30 thousand pounds of bell copper was then brought to Moscow 10. In 1721, the patriarchate was liquidated, the creation of new monasteries was prohibited, and the number of monks in existing ones was limited. 11. Tsar Peter allowed the Old Believers to live openly in cities and villages, but imposed a double tax on them, both direct and indirect. 12. Violent methods of carrying out reforms. 13. Peter's "Europeanization" laid the foundation for the deepest gap between the way of life of the people and the privileged strata |
Summarize: we got two almost identical columns. What is the conclusion? Ask for your opinion (listen to students' answers)
What do you think, was there an alternative to the development of Russia, was it necessary to apply such radical measures?
Conclusion: History does not know the subjunctive mood. Peter the Great was and his deeds are great. I think and hope that our descendants will support me, that Tsar Peter I embodied so many different and sometimes contradictory qualities in himself that it is difficult to characterize him unambiguously. The merits of Peter I are so great that they began to call him the Great, and the state turned into an empire. Peter was naturally a reformer, but the methods he chose to carry out the reforms were radical. Yes, Peter appears before us violent and cruel, but such was the age. The new made its way. Just as fiercely and mercilessly as the obsolete old clung to life.
I would like to end our discussion with a statement by the historian M.P. Pogodin, who lived in Pushkin's times. In the book “Peter the Great” M.P. Pogodin wrote: “We are waking up. What day is it? January 1, 1841 - Peter the Great ordered to count the months from January. It's time to get dressed - our dress is sewn according to the style given by Peter the Great ... the essence is woven at the factory that he started, the wool is sheared from the sheep he bred. A book catches your eye - Peter the Great introduced this font into use and cut out these letters himself.
At dinner, from salted herring and potatoes, which he ordered to sow, to grape wine diluted by him, all dishes will tell you about Peter the Great. A place in the system of European states, administration, legal proceedings ... Factories, factories, canals, roads ... Military schools, academies are monuments to his tireless activity and his genius.
The era of Peter the Great is in many ways instructive for us today, when, as Peter the Great happened to do in his time, we have to create and defend a new Russia on the old obsolete basis, reform the army and navy, cultivate industriousness, active patriotism, devotion to state interests and love for the military. case. Love your Fatherland and be proud of Russia.
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A.A. Danilov, L.G. Kosulin "History of Russia: the end of the 16th - 18th centuries". M., "Enlightenment", 2010
Buganov V.I., Zyryanov P.N. History of Russia at the end of the 17th - 19th centuries. Moscow: Thought, 1995
Pavlenko N.I. Peter the Great and his time, Moscow: Enlightenment, 1989
Pavlenko N.I. Peter the Great. M., Thought, 1990
Pogodin MP Peter the Great. - In the book: Historical and critical passages, vol. 1.M., 1846
Pushkin A.S. “The Bronze Horseman” Poems. Moscow., Bustard-Plus., 2010
Pushkin A.S. "Stans" Works in three volumes. St. Petersburg: Golden Age, Diamant, 1997.
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Peter I is a great reformer. Student card(s) ______________________
Policy.As a result of the administrative, state reform carried out by Peter I, Russia received a clearer structure of state administration. The cumbersome system of orders was replaced by colleges, which were subordinate to the Senate. Instead of the Boyar Duma, which did not play a significant role by the beginning of the 18th century, the Governing Senate was created, which has legislative, administrative and judicial power. The Boyar Duma was numerous, practically never convened, and is considered by historians to be an ineffective institution. The "Table of Ranks" was introduced. The list of ranks on January 24, 1722, the Table of Ranks, introduced a new classification of employees. This founding act of the reformed Russian bureaucracy put the bureaucratic hierarchy, merit and service, in place of the aristocratic hierarchy of the breed, the genealogical book. In one of the articles attached to the table, it is explained with emphasis that the nobility of the family in itself, without service, does not mean anything, does not create any position for a person: no position is given to people of a noble breed until they do not serve the sovereign and the fatherland. they will show "and for these character ("honor and rank", according to the then wording) they will not receive"
Economy.The most remarkable phenomenon in the economy of the late 17th and early 18th centuries was the significant growth of large-scale manufacturing industry. By 1725, there were 220 manufactories in Russia (and in 1690 only 21), that is, in 30 years the country's industry grew 11 times. Iron smelting increased 5 times, which made it possible to start exporting abroad. Under Peter I, trade (internal and external) made a noticeable step forward. Peter I based economic activity on a policy of mercantilism (stimulating exports and restricting imports). In 1726, exports amounted to 4.3 million rubles, and imports - 2.1 million rubles. In 1724, the Customs tariff came out (low export duties were introduced and high import duties - 75% of the cost). Metalworking factories were built in the Urals, in Karelia, near Tula. If before the beginning of the XVIII century, Russia imported iron from abroad, then by the end of the reign of Peter I the country began to sell it. Deposits of copper ore were discovered. (Ural.) There were manufactories associated with the production of linen, ropes, cloth. Moreover, the textile industry was actually created anew. A new branch of industry was shipbuilding (Voronezh, St. Petersburg.)
Army. The construction of a standing army was announced by decree of 1699. In the period from 1699 to 1725, 53 recruiting was carried out, which gave the army and navy 280 thousand people. The system of recruitment took shape over the course of five years, and by the end of the reign of Peter I, the total number of the army was 318 thousand people (together with the Cossack units). So it happened regular army with a single principle of recruitment, uniform uniforms and weapons. Simultaneously with the creation of the army, the construction of the fleet continued. Until 1702, 28 ships, 23 galleys and many small vessels were built in Voronezh. Since 1702, ships have already been built in the Baltic, on the Syas River. By the time of the Battle of Gangut (1714), the Baltic Fleet was created from 22 ships, 5 frigates and many small ships.
Construction of St. Petersburg
Tsar Peter I founded the city on May 16 (27), 1703 by laying a fortress on one of the islands in the Neva delta. The city was named after St. Peter the Apostle. In 1712 the capital of Russia was moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg. The city officially remained the capital until 1918.
On the question of religion . Tsar Peter I proclaimed the principle of religious tolerance in the state. It was widely used in Russia by various religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Mohammedan, Jewish.
Education and science . Peter I paid great attention to education and science. He not only obliged all children of the nobility to learn to read and write, not only sent many to study abroad, but also opened schools and colleges in Moscow and St. Petersburg: a naval, engineering school, and an artillery school. By order of Peter, the publication of the first printed newspaper in Russia began. It was called "Vedomosti" and was published in St. Petersburg since 1702. To facilitate reading and writing in 1708, he reformed the Russian alphabet, greatly simplifying it. In 1719, Peter founded the country's first Kunstkamera Museum. And, already at the end of his life, on January 28, 1724, Peter I issued a decree establishing the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Russia.
Personality of Peter. Peter himself always took a direct part in all events. The launching of a new ship was a celebration for the king. Peter the worker, Peter with callused hands - this is the personification of the entire Russian people in the so-called era of transformation. Memoirs of the Danish envoy Julius Yust: “I went to the Admiralty shipyard to be present at the lifting of the stems (the main beams in the hull of the ship). The king, as the chief ship master, disposed of everything, he chopped with an ax, which he wielded more skillfully than carpenters. Having made an order, the tsar took off his hat in front of the admiral-general who was standing there, asked him: “Should I wear it?”, and upon receiving an affirmative answer, put it on. The king expresses such respect to all senior persons in the service. Under Peter I, Russia became a powerful European power.
"Peter I is not a great reformer". Student card(s) ______________________
Policy . The administrative reforms carried out by Peter I led to an increase in various malfeasance, in connection with which in 1722 special authorities (fiscals, prosecutors) were created and the position of prosecutor general was introduced, which led to another increase in the number of officials and the cost of their maintenance. The burden of taxes fell on the shoulders of the people. All transformations in the country, incl. The Northern War worsened the economic situation of the population, as they required huge material costs. Numerous taxes were introduced, direct and indirect (changes in the tax system, the state introduced a monopoly on the sale of certain goods). All this worsened the situation of the tax-paying population (peasants, townspeople, merchants, etc.).
Social side. The reforms of Peter I led to the strengthening of serfdom. The decree of Peter I in 1721 allowed manufacturers to buy villages with peasants for factories. The decree forbade the sale of factory peasants separately from the factory. Manufactories using forced labor were unproductive. The tax reform enslaved "walking" people and serfs. The people responded to the deterioration of their situation with resistance. (Astrakhan uprising, the uprising of K. Bulavin, the uprising in Bashkiria)
Streltsy uprising 1698 - uprising of Moscowarchery regiments , caused not the hardships of service in the border cities, exhausting campaigns, harassment by the colonels. The Streltsy rebellion of 1698 was a brutal massacre of the archers, which was committed by the sovereign. Pyotr Alekseevich said: “And they deserve death for their innocence, that they rebelled.” After all, the investigation had not yet been completed, but the execution had already begun. Peter the First himself participated in them and even expressed dissatisfaction when the boyars, without due skill, chopped off the heads of the rebels. Alexander Menshikov boasted: "I personally cut off the head of 20 archers." 799 archers were executed. Life was saved only for those who were between 14 and 20 years old, and then they were beaten with whips.In the next six months, 1182 archers were executed, beaten with a whip, branded and 601 people were exiled. The investigation and executions continued for almost ten more years, the total number of executed reached 2,000 people.
Construction of St. Petersburg. In order to speed up the construction of stone houses, Peter even banned stone construction throughout Russia, except for St. Petersburg. Stonemasons were forced to go to work in St. Petersburg. In addition, a “stone tax” was taken from each cart that entered the city: you had to bring a certain amount of stone with you or pay a special fee. Peasants from all the surrounding regions came to the new lands to work on construction.Serfs were widely used for work in the project. It is believed that about 30,000 died during construction.
Church. All reforms were made for the people and in the name of the people... But what is the price of this? What did people pay for it? The Tsar encroached on the brightest thing that is in Rus' - on the Church of God! The Church has always helped the people, gave hope and faith. Peter ordered to remove the bells from the churches, because. there was not enough metal for weapons for the army, up to 30 thousand pounds of bell copper was then brought to Moscow. Every fifth temple was left without a language.
Church synod reform: When Patriarch Adrian Peter died in 1700, he forbade him to choose a successor. The management of the church was entrusted to one of the metropolitans, who served as the "locum tenens of the patriarchal throne." In 1721, the patriarchate was abolished, and the Holy Governing Synod, or the Spiritual College, was created to manage the church, which was also subordinate to the Senate. In parallel with this, the state increased control over the income of the church from the monastery peasants, systematically withdrew a significant part of them for the construction of the fleet, the maintenance of the army, schools, etc. It was forbidden to create new monasteries, the number of monks in existing ones was limited
Old Believers. The Old Believers did not have freedom in their native land. In the reign of Peter they were no longer burned in masses, but individual cases of burning and other executions were not rare. Tsar Peter allowed the Old Believers to live openly in cities and villages, but imposed a double tax on them. They took a tax from every man for wearing a beard, they took a fine from them and for the fact that the priests performed their spiritual duties. In a word, the Old Believers were a source of income for both the government and the clergy. However, they did not enjoy any civil rights in the state. The Old Believers were divided into the so-called "recorded" and "non-recorded". Noteworthy were those who were on a special account and paid a double tax; the unrecorded lived in secret, they were caught and exiled to hard labor as enemies of the church and state, despite the fact that they were the most faithful sons of their fatherland.
Culture. The desire of Peter I to turn Russians overnight into Europeans was carried out by violent means. Shaving beards, introducing European-style clothing. Dissenters were threatened with fines, exile, hard labor, and confiscation of property. Peter's "Europeanization" marked the beginning of the deepest gap between the way of life of the people and the privileged strata. Many years later, this turned into distrust of the peasantry towards any person from the "educated", since a nobleman dressed in European style, speaking a foreign language, seemed to the peasant a foreigner. Peter openly despised all folk customs. He threw off his brocade royal clothes and dressed up in foreign camisoles. He imprisoned the legitimate queen in a monastery .... According to the Russian concept, barbering was a sin. Christ Himself wore a beard, the apostles wore beards, and all Orthodox must wear a beard.
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Peter the Great is one of the brightest rulers in the history of Russia. And today, historians are arguing about who Peter the Great was for our country - a reformer who managed to put Russian empire on the same level with the most developed European powers, or a tyrant who achieved his high goals with rather low methods.
Opinions about the reign of Peter the Great are different, but they can be divided into three main groups: panegyrists, who see only positive aspects in Peter's activities; accusers, I condemn here the reforms of Peter and his desire to be closer to Europe; and objectivists, recognizing the merits of Peter, but also showing the shortcomings of his deeds.
Personally, I lean more towards the Objectivists, because I think that the reign of such an outstanding historical personality, like Peter the Great, it is difficult to say unambiguously good or unambiguously bad. The reign of Peter was marked by the most ambitious reform of life in Russia.
Speaking of positive side Peter's reign, it is worth mentioning that, firstly, Peter managed to completely get rid of the old state administration and make the structure of power easier. Secondly, during the time of Peter the Great, the Russian army took shape as a regular, permanent formation. Various types of troops appeared in the army, as well as steps military service. Thanks to this, every officer could make a career for himself. It cannot be said about Russian fleet, which became one of the most powerful on the world stage of the 17th century precisely thanks to Peter's reforms. Thirdly, under Peter the Great, an active struggle against the abuses of officials began for the first time. A special body of secret supervision was engaged in this, namely its employees - the fiscals. Fourthly, Peter the Great drew attention to the position of the estates of Russian society. At the same time, using the experience of European countries, Peter was guided not by the material situation or the kind of people, but by their benefit to society.
But if you look at the reign of Peter from a critical point of view, then first of all we recall the strengthening and already a century of serfdom, the use of violence in response to disagreement with the reforms, Peter's willingness to use all resources to win the Northern War, even those that were previously considered inviolable. All these moments also characterize the reign of Peter, but in a certain way. That is why it is difficult to say about the personality of Peter the Great whether the end justifies the means or not.
I prefer to remain of the opinion that the reign of Peter the Great had both pluses and minuses, and it would be unfair to talk about it, considering only benefits or only harm.
Goldobina Elena, 11th grade
This question cannot be answered unambiguously. What was Russia like in the 17th century? Typical patriarchal state. She seemed to be frozen in her development. She needed a push for further development, or rather a powerful “kick”. It was Peter the Great who did it. He practically, like the literary hero Baron Munchausen, who pulled himself out of the swamp by the hair, also pulled Russia out of the swamp in which she was.
And why such a tough statement of the question? Tyrant? Yes, his order to shave his beard is child's play compared to the tyranny of the 20th century! He did not create the Gulag.
Revolutionary transformations, even good ones, never do without sacrifices. There is always someone who resists innovation. Opponents of change are not asleep, they incite discontented people to riots. They can only be crushed with a strong hand. His goals were progressive, but the methods of achieving them were not always civilized.
There was a lot of work. Lacking knowledge and skills, he visited Europe under the guise of an ordinary carpenter. He was interested practical matters- construction of ships, factories, factories. The way of life of Europeans, in particular fashion.
It was he who ordered women to wear European dresses, wigs, and men to wear camisoles, over the knee boots, and shave their beards. He also brought tobacco to Russia great sovereign. He just wanted Russia to be a civilized country.
He streamlined the structure of state government, published the "Tables of Ranks". Industry growth. New factories were built in the Urals. Rifles and cannons were cast on them. "Lapotnaya" Russia sold metal to "advanced" Europe. Trade began to develop.
Creation of a fundamentally new efficient army, the introduction of recruitment, the opening of specialized military schools made it possible to carry out military reforms in the shortest possible time, about five years. This immediately manifested itself, for example, in the Battle of Poltava. The Swedes got a good lesson and went home.
The fleet is Peter's favorite brainchild. He visited the shipyards daily, followed the construction of ships. He saw Russia as a great maritime power. laid the foundations Baltic Fleet. Russia got access to the ocean. He specially opened the Navigation School, where children from poor families could study.
And as for the fact that he arranged dressings for embezzlers and loafers, it was impossible to do it any other way. Give the Russian man free rein - he will plunder everything.
The construction of St. Petersburg is a brilliant project of Peter the Great. A great power must have a great capital on the sea. Yes, the construction was associated with the mass death of the people. We can say that the city is built on bones. And the climate there is not healthy. But Peter the Great had his own point of view on this matter.
Also there was built Kronstadt, the naval base of the Russian fleet. By modern standards, as the parade on the Day of the Navy showed, ocean cruisers and submarines could not enter the mouth of the Neva, it is too small for them there. But at the time it was progressive. By the way, the uniform for sailors - guis, a comfortable shirt - "Dutch", a pea coat was also introduced by Peter the Great. Sailors still wear them.
My opinion is this. If Peter the Great had not come to power, but Princess Sophia or his brother Ivan would have come, then it is not known what would have happened to Russia. Would they have had enough intelligence, pressure, leadership qualities to radically rebuild Russia? Hardly. After all, European neighbors were ready to "chop off" part of our territory. Their armies were much more powerful Russian army. Where are we with the archers against guns and cannons! Peter the Great understood this before others. And only he managed to teach the enemies a good lesson.
If, theoretically, we put on the left pan of the scales everything positive, advanced that Peter the Great did, and on the right pan Negative consequences deed, then the left bowl will outweigh the right. For me, Peter the Great is definitely a reformer.
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Russia, 17th century. Worldview, customs and mores, as well as religious beliefs in the state are conservative and unchanged. They seem to be frozen like a fly in amber. And they could have remained this fly for another five thousand years, if ... If an active and active, inquisitive and restless, interested in everything in the world and not afraid of work young man had not come to the helm. Whom we, descendants, call "Peter I". And abroad they call our sovereign none other than “Great”.
Regarding "or".
It seems to me that in the characterization
there should be no “or” for a large-scale personality in cultural and historical terms for all of Russia. Contradictions are good in unambiguous things. Stupid or smart, tall or short, black or white. “Reformer or tyrant” is a fundamentally wrong definition. Reforming something, as well as restoring-repairing, one cannot do without “victims”. To tidy up the walls in the old kitchen, they wash off the old whitewash, peel off the dirty wallpaper. At the end of the repair, everything is fine, bright, clean and new. But do they think so of the remnants of old wallpaper, taken out in the trash?
Perhaps this comparison is too harsh for
global changes that Peter I made in Russian society, but it is quite eloquent. And then, why: "tyrant"? Did he, like the Bolshevik “reformers” of the 20th century, burn, shoot, cut, “nationalize” and execute “enemies of the people”? His "barbering" is nothing compared to genuine tyranny and authoritarianism.
All the reforms carried out by the young, maximalist-minded emperor with such vigor and a thirst for improvement were aimed at “advancing” (as they say now) the country entrusted to him. Raise it to a new level, “bring it to light”, bring it closer to the benefits and achievements of civilization, which he himself had seen enough of from his youth in Europe.
For the most part, the people and the "bearded merchants" grumbled because of external changes, not so important, fundamental. Change of caftan, shortening of beards, introduction of foreign dishes into the diet and holidays into the calendar. That which split the “amber” and let the fly out of “crampedness, but not resentment” into the fresh air.
Serious reforms affecting career advancement, some equalization of the rights of all worthy, smart and skillful people, could not bring anything but real benefits for the cultural and intellectual life of the state.
If earlier “every cricket” not only knew, but also sat, as if glued, on its “pole”, now thousands of people were given the opportunity to find a use for themselves. Not only hereditary carpenters, in the 7th generation, could carpentry. But the peasants, if their will, desire, and also their abilities are real. The same applies to trade, jewelry, shipbuilding, engineering ... anyone, for whatever you take. Is it really worth arguing about the beneficial influence on the development of all the above crafts of Peter's reforms?
Marriages that could combine people of different classes. Is this not useful? This question is, however, more controversial.
In conclusion, I would like to say that Peter I, in my opinion, is neither a tyrant nor a despot. He tried to be fair. And, for the most part, he succeeded.
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