http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/catherine-the-great Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:46:30 -0400 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:46:30 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1660/the-reign-of-peter-the-great By Iulia O. Basu-Zharku - Those reforms that had the greatest impact on the structure of society were the increase of taxation, the setting up of the Synod, the Westernization of the country and people, the bringing in of foreign experts, and the introduction of state service. Along with these, the method Peter the Great used in dealing with his rivals and enemies speaks to the same issue. The introduction of heavy taxation fell more on the shoulders of the peasants and serfs, which contributed to the aggravation of their already precarious situation: “Peter the Great’s tax legislation thus led to the final... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:08 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1660/the-reign-of-peter-the-great