Peter the Great Later Years – Peter realized he was faced with a lot of opposition, so he brings the nobility and the Russian Orthodox Church closer to the tsar Table of Ranks made a person’s social position and privileges more important than lineage – Abolishes the patriarch and puts in its place the Holy Synod, which consisted of several bishops headed by a layman called the procurator general 1725 Peter dies and leaves no successor as Russia becomes ________ –
Peter the Great – Later Years Peter realized he was faced with a lot of opposition, so he brings the nobility and the Russian Orthodox Church closer to the tsar Table of Ranks – made a person’s social position and privileges more important than lineage Abolishes the patriarch and puts in its place the Holy Synod, which consisted of several bishops headed by a layman called the procurator general 1725 – Peter dies and leaves no successor as Russia becomes ________
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