Peter the Great introduces administrative reforms to Russia

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

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Administration
Political Reform

Dates

Date of occurrence 1699-12-20

Places

Russia (Location)

Tsar Peter the Great decrees that the New Year in Russia is to begin on 1st January (instead of 1st September), and introduces administrative reforms.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Peter the Great introduces administrative reforms to Russia". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16976, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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