Belgorod State University informs foreign students about the reforms of Peter the Great

The information and educational hour was devoted to the reforms of Emperor Peter the Great.

Lecture "Peter I, the reformer tsar. The influence of his victories in the Great Northern War on the further development of Russian culture" was read to the students by Anastasia Strzhalkovskaya, candidate of historical science, associate professor of the department of Russian language, of professional speech and international communication in ICCR and curator of Uzbekistan community in Belgorod.

Foreign students learned that during the reign, Peter I significantly changed Russian culture and life, expanded the territory of the state, laid the foundation for industry, the regular army and navy. In addition, Peter was the first Russian emperor. This title was adopted in 1721 after the victory in the Great Northern War (1700-1721). This war resulted in territorial expansion of Russia in the Baltic region. According to the Treaty of Nystadt (August 30, 1721), Russia received access to the Baltic Sea.

In her lecture, Anastasia Strzhalkovskaya mentioned that the famous Russian historian V.O. Klyuchevsky saw Peter's reforms as a response and reaction to the call of the times.

Kristina Khabarova, the Director of the Center for Intercultural Communication, noted that it was difficult to exaggerate the influence of Peter the Great on Russian history.

"The first Russian Emperor Peter I influenced Russian history so significantly that interest in his personality and activities is unlikely to ever fade, regardless of how his reforms are evaluated," she concluded.