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Peter the Great

Tsar of Russia, 1682 to 1725

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Dragged Russia toward Western technology, dress and administration, built a navy and founded Saint Petersburg, often by force.

Peter the Great sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Peter the Great sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Peter the Great

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People furthest from Peter the Great

Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19101%Dorothy Day American journalist and Catholic Worker founder, 1897 to 19802%Laozi Chinese sage, c. 6th century BCE3%Petra Kelly German Green co-founder, 1947 to 19923%

Political views closest to Peter the Great

BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…94%State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…89%Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…86%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…84%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Attributed to Jean-Marc Nattier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.