Peter the Great: The Tsar Who Modernized Russia — Fexingo History
FexingoPeter the Great, the first Russian emperor to embrace the West, dragged a medieval kingdom into the modern age. This show follows his tumultuous reign from 1682 to 1725, covering the Great Northern War against Sweden, the founding of St. Petersburg on the Neva marshes, and his radical reforms of the Russian army, navy, bureaucracy, and church. We explore the streltsy uprisings, the secret Grand Em... more
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Before Peter the Great, Russia had no printed newspaper. In 1702, he launched 'Vedomosti' — a government-run news sheet that reported military victories, promoted his reforms, and shaped public opinion across the vast empire. This episode explores ho... more
In 1714, the Russian fleet under Peter the Great won its first major naval victory at the Battle of Gangut (Hanko Peninsula). This episode dives into how Peter built a Baltic navy from scratch—launching ships from the new Admiralty in St. Petersburg,... more
In 1725, Peter the Great died without naming a successor, throwing Russia into uncertainty. This episode examines his final illness—a painful battle with bladder stones—and the intense political maneuvering among his closest advisors. We focus on the... more
In 1703, Peter the Great captured a tiny Swedish fortress called Nyenskans at the mouth of the Neva River. From that soggy, mosquito-ridden delta, he ordered the construction of a new city — Sankt Pieter Burkh, later St. Petersburg. This episode foll... more
After the death of Patriarch Adrian in 1700, Peter the Great saw his chance to break the independent power of the Orthodox Church. For twenty years, he left the patriarchate vacant, appointing Stefan Yavorsky as locum tenens but keeping him in check.... more
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore one of the most painful chapters of Peter the Great's reign: the fate of his own son, Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich. Raised in the shadow of his father's reforms, Alexei became a rallying point for conservative op... more
In 1699, Tsar Peter the Great issued a decree that would change how Russians marked time itself. For centuries, the Russian calendar counted years from the supposed creation of the world, beginning each new year on September 1. Peter, determined to a... more
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Peter the Great's transformation of the Russian military from the discredited streltsy to a modern, European-style army. They cover the introduction of conscription (rekrut), the founding of elite guard regimen... more
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The episodes center on the rise of a transformative ruler who aggressively westernized a sprawling empire and reshaped its military, administration, church, and society. The discussion weaves through the Great Northern War, the founding of a western-facing capital, and far-reaching reforms such as the Table of Ranks, educational campaigns, a state-controlled press, and the emergence of a modern bureaucratic state. Across installments, listeners get vivid portraits of forced labor, secret police, church-state realignments, and the personal quirks and ambitions of a ruler who mingled hands-on craft with sweeping policy. The show often pairs dramatic anecdotes with a broader arc about modernization, state power, and Russia's enduring encounter... more
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