Why did Russian President Putin compare himself to this cruel king who killed his son?
Compare yourself to Peter the Great
At an exhibition to mark Peter the Great’s 350th birthday in Moscow, Putin compared Peter the Great’s settlement of the city of St. Petersburg and Russia’s ambitions in modern times. The Russian President said in a conversation with the country’s young entrepreneurs, ‘Peter the Great led the Northern War for 21 years. It seems that he was waging war with Sweden to capture their land. No… it wasn’t. It was not a fight to capture their land, but to get back their land.
time to take back your land
Putin further said that when Peter the Great established the city of St. Petersburg in Russia and declared it the capital, then no country in Europe was recognizing Petersburg. Everyone considered it a part of Sweden. Then the time changed and now the same situation has come with us too. Now is the time to take back our land. If we consider these basic things as essential for our existence then surely we will be able to solve the issues which we are facing.
Who was Peter the Great?
The name of Peter the Great is recorded in history as ‘a revolutionary ruler’. Under the umbrella of this revolutionary emperor, Russia broke the shackles of conservatism and old traditions and emerged as a great European power and ruled from 1682 to 1725. Became the first emperor of the Russian Empire. He is considered one of the most famous politicians in history. He was the first ruler who stopped interfering in the administration of religion while reducing the stature of the Church in Russia.
Build Russia’s first navy
Peter did not like to stay in the palace but instead enjoyed drinking wine while hanging out with the soldiers. He took a ship’s science course in the Netherlands without informing anyone. When he came to know that the education system of England was advanced, he went there secretly and studied there. Upon his return to his country, Russia, he formed the first navy. When he came to know that some people were rebelling against him and his sister was also involved in this, he killed his sister and hanged her on her windows.
defeated the king of sweden
Peter defeated King Charles of Sweden, considered Europe’s best general, in a war that lasted 21 years. After the capture of the Baltic Sea and Finland, a new city was established in Pittsburgh. Peter the Great had many children but he had only one son. His son’s name was Alexei. But Alexei was not interested in royal lessons. He used to spend his time drinking alcohol with the servants. When Peter wanted to prepare his son to become king, he fled to Vienna.
tortured son
He was again brought to Pittsburgh on Peter’s orders. When Peter felt that his son was not worthy of the throne, he was captured and tortured. Which led to his death. In this way Peter the Great was called the king who killed his own son. After Peter the era of queens began in Russia.
