1) European Tour to the Netherlands to learn shipbuilding etc2) Started Russian Newspaper3) Raised women's status by having the attend social gatherings4) Ordered nobles to wear western fashion5) Advanced education by introducing school for the arts and sciences. Hired European scholars. 6) Beard tax7) New Years Day moved from Sept to Jan8) Merit-Based social system9) Flag10) Boyars children sent abroad to learn11) Introduced potatoes as a staple in the diet