because, they all looked so diffirent, and Russian was so diffirent than estern Europe, they also looked really ugly so they did that to make them look more like them.
He had Western Modernized entire Russia, increased trade, and even established a city in the middle of a swamp known as St.Petersburg. Hope this helps. P.S I didn't name EVERY THING... he did a lot...
Peter The Great (Peter I of Russia) ruled from 1672 until his death in 1725. During his reign he modernized Russia and transformed what was nothing more than a small Tsardom into a 3 billion acre...
he was one of russias greatest reformers.in 1696 peter became the sole ruler of russia. peter went to the west and when he came back he wanted to westernize russia so that he could compete with...