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Time:Born 1672 — Died 1725. Place:Russia. Also known as:Peter Alexeyevich Romanov; Tsar; Peter the Great, Father of His Country, Emperor of All the Russias. Not to be confused with:Peter Rabbit, Peter Piper, Peter Pan, Peter Parker, or Peter the "Pretty Good, but Nothing to Write Home About, If You Ask Me." 
Claim to fame:Modernized Russia. Claim to infamy:Over 30,000 serfs died building St. Petersburg for him.
Typical story if on 10:00 News:"With word that Peter the Great — the six-foot, seven-inch Russian Tsar — disguised himself to travel Europe and learn about everything from microscopes to shipbuilding, we stop to ask ourselves: did no one notice a six-foot, seven-inch Russian guy wandering around collecting things? What's up with that?"
Likely to say:"I want my Russian Empire, and I want it now!" Unlikely to say:"Do you think this outfit makes me look too tall?"
Favorite ice cream:Borscht Bonanza. |
