Grand Embassy to Western Europe
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The Grand Embassy to Western Europe was Peter the Great’s extensive diplomatic and fact-finding mission across several Western European countries (1697–1698) aimed at modernizing Russia by studying Western technology, military practices, and culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic mission
ⓘ
fact-finding mission ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Embassy
ⓘ
Great Embassy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| destination |
Brandenburg-Prussia
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ England ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form:
Poland–Lithuania
|
| endDate | 1698 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Great Northern War reforms
ⓘ
Peter the Great’s reforms in Russia ⓘ creation of the Russian navy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
acceleration of Westernization of Russia
ⓘ
introduction of Western technical expertise in Russia ⓘ reforms in Russian administration ⓘ reforms in Russian military ⓘ reforms in Russian navy ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Franz Lefort
ⓘ
Fyodor Golovin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ Prokopy Voznitsyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | reign of Peter the Great ⓘ |
| incognitoName | Pyotr Mikhailov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Peter the Great ⓘ |
| leader | Peter the Great ⓘ |
| notableAspect | Peter the Great traveled incognito ⓘ |
| organizer | Peter the Great ⓘ |
| precededBy | early reign of Peter the Great ⓘ |
| purpose |
modernization of Russia
ⓘ
securing allies against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ strengthening the anti-Ottoman coalition ⓘ study of Western culture ⓘ study of Western military practices ⓘ study of Western technology ⓘ |
| significance | key step in Russia’s integration into European state system ⓘ |
| startDate | 1697 ⓘ |
| studiedField |
artillery
ⓘ
fortification engineering ⓘ naval science ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| visitedCity |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Königsberg ⓘ
surface form:
Koenigsberg
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Vienna ⓘ |
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