In the grand scheme of history, he definitely was great. He single-handedly took Russia from being a backward virtually irrelevant country to being a power among other European countries.
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...
Monarchs and other high profile people are only called "The Great" because someone thinks they really are great, or because someone is trying to suck up to them. Whether they really are great is a...
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...