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Peter the Great: Rise to Power by Vlada Markovic is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1. Peter the Great was educated by tutors as a child after the death of his father Tsar Alexis I. 2. As a young boy, Peter witnessed political violence during a rebellion. He was named co-Tsar with his half-brother Ivan, but his half-sister Sophia exercised actual power as regent during their minority. 3. Peter traveled to Western Europe on a "Grand Embassy" to seek allies against the Ottoman Empire. While the alliance failed, Peter learned much about shipbuilding, naval technology, and Western culture th

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Vlada Markovic

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