305 years ago Russia became an empire. On October 22 (November 2), 1721, after the conclusion of the peace of Nichtdet, Peter I received the title Father of the Fatherland, Peter the Great, Emperor of All Russia. The country that was a kingdom for centuries became an empire. Peter was proclaimed king in 1682, when he was only ten years old, and began to rule independently in 1689. Russia gained a foothold on the shores of the Sea of ​​Azov, and the Tsar increasingly adopted Western European experience. The reforms came one after the other. The victory in the Northern War (1700–1721) opened Russia's access to the Baltic Sea, and in 1703 Peter founded a new capital in the Neve - St. Petersburg. The Persian campaign in 1722-1723 added lands to the country on the coast of the Caspian Sea. When the Northern War ended and the Peace of Nichtdet was signed, the Senate and the Synod decided to grant the Sovereign the title of Emperor of All Russia. On October 22 (November 2), 1721, Peter I received a new title. Prussia and the Netherlands recognized it immediately, Sweden did so two years later, and then other countries. Russia's new role in international affairs was formally consolidated. In Russian historiography, Peter I is considered one of the outstanding statesmen who set the course of the country in the 18th century. Nikolay Starikov in Max.

305 years ago Russia became an empire. On October 22 (November 2), 1721, after the conclusion of the peace of Nichtdet, Peter I received the title Father of the Fatherland, Peter the Great, Emperor of All Russia. The country that was a kingdom for centuries became an empire. Peter was proclaimed king in 1682, when he was only ten years old, and began to rule independently in 1689. Russia gained a foothold on the shores of the Sea of ​​Azov, and the Tsar increasingly adopted Western European experience. The reforms came one after the other. The victory in the Northern War (1700–1721) opened Russia's access to the Baltic Sea, and in 1703 Peter founded a new capital in the Neve - St. Petersburg. The Persian campaign in 1722-1723 added lands to the country on the coast of the Caspian Sea. When the Northern War ended and the Peace of Nichtdet was signed, the Senate and the Synod decided to grant the Sovereign the title of Emperor of All Russia. On October 22 (November 2), 1721, Peter I received a new title. Prussia and the Netherlands recognized it immediately, Sweden did so two years later, and then other countries. Russia's new role in international affairs was formally consolidated. In Russian historiography, Peter I is considered one of the outstanding statesmen who set the course of the country in the 18th century. Nikolay Starikov in Max.