![]() Peter led a coalition against the Swedish Empire in the 21-year Great Northern War. In 1697 he discretely went to Western Europe in the Grand Embassy to examine international affairs. Peter modernized Russia at a widespread level – primarily expanding his nation's naval abilities for both trade and warfare, and gaining access to the Black Sea by capturing Azov from the Crimean Tatar vassals of Turkey. ![]() ![]() ![]() Known for his vast reforms and modernizations, Peter the Great has a resume few can match. ![]()
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