Peter the Great is not a totalitarian dictator like Hitler

This is a short post-

basically i'm just surprised by how Grace talks about how honest Peter the Great was. Well at least he did what he said he was going to do. Hitler was such a manipulator through his use of religion, military, words, propaganda, etc... I respect Peter the great for protecting his "reputation in history" as Grace puts it. I like that about a ruler- but is he a tyrant or a totalitarian dictator? In the sense that he had total control over all aspects yes- but for me when i think of a totalitarian dictator i don't think of a good person who wants to respect his own reputation- i think of a brutal manipulator: Hitler. For me, Peter the Great was a great ruler because he just changed the religious aspects he didn't like and he "imposed his authority instead of tricking the public" as Hitler did. The thing is, all this makes Peter the Great a great ruler and a great and POWERFUL man- but not a TOTALITARIAN MANIPULATING DICTATOR. Maybe this is just my opinion? who knows...