This is a free example essay on Peter the Great:
Peter the Great had plans for Russia, he wanted to westernize it. Peter decided to do this after a trip to Europe when he decided that Europeans were superior to Russians.

This created immediate need for change, so he wrote a UKASE which would be strictly enforced. The laws of this UKASE made it mandatory for men to shave off their beards, Russians were to dress more western European and women no longer could be hidden behind vails as they were to become a part of society.

All Russians also were required to learn the latin alphabet which was the alphabet of the western world so there could be greater communication. If a Russian was found not following these laws they would be arrested and executed. The power of example worked very well for him, this was proven when a group of Boyers disobeyed this order and were all hung on trees around the Kremlin Palce. Peter knew that everything had to change including the economy and industry ect. so he hired Western Europeans to come and teach Russians their ways. They taught such things as how to build and navigate a vessel, how to trade, build roads and other things that were nessecary to industrilize Russia. (more…)