Peter I
Peter I (Peter Alexeyevich, 1672–1725) was Tsar of Moscow from 1682 and the first Emperor of the Russian Empire, reigning as emperor from 1721 until his death. He carried out sweeping reforms of administration, the military and culture aimed at modernising the state along Western European lines, and waged long wars against the Ottoman Empire and Sweden. He founded Saint Petersburg, which became the new imperial capital. His reign completed the transformation of the Tsardom of Russia into a European power.
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Ukraine's cabinet backs monument to Hetman Mazepa in central Kyiv on site of dismantled Lenin statue
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has endorsed a Ministry of Culture proposal to erect a monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa on Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv, on the site of the Lenin monument toppled during the Euromaidan in 2013. The initiative was put forward by President Volodymyr Zelensky in June and is being implemented under a presidential decree.