Tag: Peter the Great | History.info

1714: The First Great Victory of the Russian Navy

Posted by
|Date: August 07, 2019
| 0 comments

1714: The First Great Victory of the Russian Navy

On this day in 1714, the Imperial Russian Navy achieved its first major victory at the Battle of Gangut, ...

On this day in 1714, the Imperial Russian Navy achieved its first major victory at the Battle of Gangut, during the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden. The battle took place in what is now s ...

August 07, 2019
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Did you know Peter the Great allegedly made his wife keep her lover’s severed head in her bedroom?

Posted by Boris
|Date: March 14, 2016
| 0 comments

Did you know Peter the Great allegedly made his wife keep her lover’s severed head in her bedroom?

The Mons family was one of the many immigrant families who lived in St. Petersburg’s German Quarter durin ...

The Mons family was one of the many immigrant families who lived in St. Petersburg’s German Quarter during the time of Peter the Great. Although they weren’t nobility, the family became involved in th ...

March 14, 2016
| by Boris

| 0 comments

Read more
1725: Peter the Great – Emperor of All Russia

Posted by Boris
|Date: February 08, 2016
| 0 comments

1725: Peter the Great – Emperor of All Russia

This day in 1725 marked the death of Russian emperor Peter the Great. He was the first Russian ruler to b ...

This day in 1725 marked the death of Russian emperor Peter the Great. He was the first Russian ruler to beat the title “Emperor of All Russia” (Императоръ Всероссійскій). This title made him equal to ...

February 08, 2016
| by Boris

| 0 comments

Read more
1722: Peter the Great Introduces the Table of Ranks in the Russian Empire

Posted by Boris
|Date: February 04, 2016
| 0 comments

1722: Peter the Great Introduces the Table of Ranks in the Russian Empire

On this day in 1722 Russian emperor Peter the Great introduced a Table of Ranks in his country, according ...

On this day in 1722 Russian emperor Peter the Great introduced a Table of Ranks in his country, according to which civilian and military officials were divided into a new system of grades (ranks). Thi ...

February 04, 2016
| by Boris

| 0 comments

Read more