Peter the Great: Rebuilding Russia from the Baltic to the Caspian

The Romanov Dynasty: Rise, Power, and Bloody End — Fexingo History · May 3, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the transformative reign of Peter the Great, focusing on his military campaigns, administrative reforms, and the founding of St. Petersburg. They discuss the Great Northern War against Sweden, the pivotal Battle of Poltava in 1709, and the Treaty of Nystad that secured Russia's Baltic access. Lucas explains Peter's creation of the Table of Ranks to break the power of the old boyar aristocracy, his establishment of the Governing Senate and the Holy Synod to centralize authority, and his cultural reforms like the introduction of Western dress…