What did Peter the Great have to do with the Printing Press?

Question by Alex: What did Tsar Peter the Great have to do with the Printing Press?
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Answer by Lilitu
He radically simplified the cyriclic alphabeth, introduced the first paper mills and sent people abroad to collect books that had not been printed in russian yet.

The printing press had arrived a century before his birth in russia, but he gave the printers something to print on, a simplified alphabeth, and something to print.

Also general education level rose, so more people were able to read and write.

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