The Ends Versus The Means: A Look At The Claim To “Greatness” Of Peter I Of Russia.
Tyler Dolan
Professor Greene
27 September 2006
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The Ends Versus the Means: a look at the claim to “greatness” of Peter I of Russia.
In any study of Russia’s history and monarchy, it is impossible to ignore the variety of
titles added to so many names throughout the nobility; some being appended as a show of power
by the ruler or noble themself, others added posthumously, a la Ivan the “terrible.” In the case of
Peter I of Romanov Russia, his affixation of “the Great” could hardly be more appropriate. There
exists an old Russian proverb that translates “the same hammer that shatters the glass forges the
steel.” Peter “shattered the glass” by breaking down the limitations of a somewhat backwards
empire, and “forged” the way for a new and powerful Russia. Though it is clear that his tactics
were sometimes cruel and of great detriment to the peasant proletariat, the stronger argument
clearly shows that Peter the Great......
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