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[[File:Peter der-Grosse 1838.jpg|thumb|350px|"Peter I the Great", by Paul Delaroche, 1838]]
[[Peter the Great]] (1672-1725, reigned 1682-1725) was the
He ascended the throne of Russia as a co-regent to his [[Cloudcuckoolander|weak and retarded]] brother Ivan V. After winning a battle for political dominance with his sister [[Lady of War|Sophia]], he triumphed as the undisputed leader of Russia. Then he left the country and travelled to the West to learn its science and technology, and returned as an accomplished ship-builder.
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