In a relatively short period of time, Peter was able to withdraw from the shadow of the Russian state - through its reforms, Russia has become one of the leading powers of the world in the arena of life.It happened after the introduction of changes that touch virtually all aspects of life (particularly affected by the economic reforms of Peter the Great).
reforms of Peter the Great in the first place affected the conversion of the central government.As a result, the Boyar Duma was abolished and replaced by the Office of Near, which in 1708 was renamed the Consilium ministers.
next item in the list of reforms was the creation of the Senate (in 1711), which became the highest government agency.He participated in the legislative, administrative and judicial affairs.
reforms of Peter the 1718-1720-ies.eliminated the cumbersome and unwieldy laws and entered college - originally there were 11: The Board of Foreign Affairs in charge of the affairs of foreign policy;Military board that controls all the land forces of the country;Admiralty Board, to dispose of the navy;Berg-board engaged in the mining industry;Justice Collegium took control of civil and criminal court, etc.
was also without significance decree on primogeniture, which was signed in 1714, Peter the Great.The reforms were as follows: according to this document manor nobility were henceforth equal boyar estates, and the introduction of the decree was directed at the destruction of borders between generic and noble families.Moreover, now there was no difference between the boyar and noble land.Later, in 1722, Peter took the Table of Ranks, which finally erased the boundaries between the new and the old aristocracy and fully equalized them.
In 1708, to strengthen the apparatus of power and increase its influence was introduced Regional reform: the country was divided into eight provinces.The logical conclusion was the reform of its urban management: there are more and more cities and, consequently, growing population (the end of the reign of Peter the Great in large towns lived an average of 350 thousand people).And the composition of the urban population was complex: the main part were small artisans, pasad people, traders and entrepreneurs.
When Peter first fully completed the process of transformation of the church - the reforms of Peter the First turned it into an important state institution subordinate to the higher authorities of the secular power.After the death of Patriarch Adrian King has forbidden to conduct election of a new patriarch, suddenly began referring to the Northern War.Led patriarsheskogo throne was appointed Stefan Yavorsky.After the Great Northern War Peter abolished the patriarchate altogether.Management of all church affairs and was charged Theological college, renamed after the Holy Synod of the government, which completely transformed the church into a powerful support of Russian absolutism.
But great changes and reforms of Peter the Great brought with them a lot of problems, the main of which were the tightening of serfdom and the development of bureaucracy.
