Как Петр Первый изменил Россию | История ЕГЭ с Элей Смит | СМИТАП | 2026

In this video, we'll discuss the personality of Peter I and learn why he is called the Great. We'll touch on the first emperor's domestic political activities, discuss his great and absurd reforms, and the ruler's character 🤠 Terms from the lesson: ❗LOCALITY – a system in which leadership roles in the state were occupied based on family nobility. ❗STRELETSKY REBELLION – an uprising of Moscow Streltsy in 1682, which resulted in Peter I's brother Ivan V becoming his co-ruler, and their sister Sophia Alekseyevna becoming the de facto ruler. ❗REGENT – someone who temporarily assumes the powers of the head of state due to the monarch's minority or illness. ❗TOIRE TROOPS – a military formation created by Peter Alekseevich for the purpose of training soldiers. ❗NEMETSKAYA SLOBODA – a historical district of Moscow where Europeans, often military or mercenary specialists, settled. ❗HOLY LEAGUE – an alliance of states founded by the Pope in 1684 to oppose the Ottoman Empire. ❗GRAND EMBASSY – the diplomatic mission of the Russian Tsar Peter I to Europe to seek allies for the war with Turkey and to establish cultural and economic ties. ❗PARLIAMENT – the highest representative legislative body in states with separation of powers. ❗GOVERNING SENATE – created in 1711, the highest state body with broad functions of state administration, subordinate to the Emperor. ❗COLLEGES – central bodies of sectoral governance, characterized by a consultative manner of decision-making. ❗THE MOST HOLY SYNOD – the highest body, active from 1721 to 1917, managing the affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church. ❗TABLE OF RANKS – a table listing the correspondences between military, civil, and court ranks, divided into 14 classes. ❗RECRUITER – a person accepted into military service under conscription. ❗ARTILLERY – a branch of the military armed with large-caliber firearms. ❗ASSEMBLY – a proto-noble ball, a European-style leisure activity. ❗VIRA – a punishment expressed in a monetary fine. ❗CLERGY – a class of religious ministers, including in Orthodoxy. The Time of Troubles is a period in Russian history marked by natural disasters, intervention, political crisis, and imposture. Registered Peasants are peasants who worked in factories instead of paying taxes. Possession Peasants are peasants who were purchased by manufacturers and permanently assigned to factories. Capitation Tax is a form of tax levied in a nearly equal amount on every taxable male. The Era of Palace Revolutions is a period in the history of the Russian Empire when supreme state power changed hands through armed seizure with the help of the guard or through a palace coup. My VK: https://vk.com/elya.smith My Instagram:   / elya.smith   Our VK group: https://urlgeni.us/vk/2Es5 Preparing for the history olympiads? - this is the place for you: https://vk.com/olymp_smitup Don't know where to apply? - Abitura's project: https://vk.com/abitura_smitup 0:00 Introduction. 1:44 Childhood and the Preconditions for Reform. 12:38 The Great Embassy. 16:48 Government Reforms. 23:12 Military Reforms. 25:44 Cultural Reforms. 31:00 Absurd Reforms. 36:12 Economic Reforms. 40:15 Death and the Results of Reforms. 44:14 Conclusion.