{"id":502,"date":"2012-10-18T20:04:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T00:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/quallsk\/?p=502"},"modified":"2012-10-18T20:04:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T00:04:38","slug":"peter-the-great-and-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/quallsk\/2012\/10\/18\/peter-the-great-and-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter the Great and Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an attempt to create a more progressive and modern Russia, Peter the Great consolidated his own power by successfully subjugating the aristocracy and Russian Orthodox Church. \u00a0A group of perpetual troublemakers, the gentry were given official duties and rank according to the Table of Ranks. \u00a0Futhermore the rank of the noble was directly related to that individuals relationship with the Emperor, completely discounting the traditional hereditary mestnichestvo<\/em>. \u00a0By establishing a meritocracy the best and brightest would in theory have the highest ranks in the government. \u00a0Peter the Great even established harsh punishments for any transgressors beyond their prescribed social boundaries. \u00a0Anyone caught behaving above their grade was publicly humiliated, beaten and then stripped of grade and title. \u00a0Although the system does in many ways ignore the hereditary power of the gentry, for the most part only elites had the time or resources to serve in the higher grades. \u00a0The educational prerequisites and necessity of travel excluded most of the serf peasantry. \u00a0Most notably this measure forced the gentry into a service position and increased the power of the state, with a minimal increase of social movement.<\/p>\n

In a similar attempt to consolidate state power, Peter the Great inhibited the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and instead established the Holy Synod. \u00a0Following this drastic reconstruction, the Emperor also outlined the guidelines for the clergy under this new church government. \u00a0By gaining state control over the highly influential church, Peter I attempted to open Russia to progress and the presence of Western innovations. \u00a0The twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth article in particular enumerate the progressive reforms of the Emperor. \u00a0Similar to the Table of Ranks, education is now necessary for clergy and subsequently the recording of deaths, marriages, and baptisms. \u00a0By organizing the bureacracy of the church, and involving the state, Peter the Great eliminated any despotic or unsuitable priests. \u00a0The pressure and responsibility of the parish priest increased, while the power of the bishops decreased.<\/p>\n

A major problem that hindered the effectiveness of Peter the Great’s reforms were the swiftness of the new statutes and the lack of preparation preceding these changes. \u00a0These western innovations that adapted over centuries were instituted immediately in Russia. \u00a0Furthermore, using principles that worked in western countries did not fit for some Russian institutions. \u00a0The move for progress in many cases outstripped Russian capabilities.<\/p>\n

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