Peter I of Russia
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Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (1672-06-09 – 1725-02-08), also known as Peter the Great, was a Russian monarch. He carried out a policy of Westernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom of Russia into the Russian Empire, a major European power.
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- I have conquered an empire, but have not been able to conquer myself.
- The Speaker's Quote Book by Roy B. Zuck