Portrait of Peter the Great
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Peter the Great

Tsar of Russia, 1682 to 1725

Dragged Russia toward Western technology, dress and administration, built a navy and founded Saint Petersburg, often by force.

Peter the Great sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Peter the Great sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Peter the Great

Genghis Khan Founder of the Mongol Empire, 1206 to 122775%Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 2017 to present74%Catherine the Great Empress of Russia, 1762 to 179673%Mustafa Kemal Atatürk President of Turkey, 1923 to 193871%Julius Caesar Roman dictator, 49 to 44 BCE71%Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India, 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 198471%

Leaders furthest from Peter the Great

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement0%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201511%Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, 1989 to 200314%

Political views closest to Peter the Great

BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…71%KemalismTurkey's founding ideology of secular, nationalist and state-led modernization.71%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.65%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Attributed to Jean-Marc Nattier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.