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Russia Brief History of an Empire
1450s to 1700s
CULTURAL & POLITICAL INFLUENCES on RUSSIASlavic, Viking, European and
Central Asian culturesByzantine missionaries brought
Orthodox ChristianityParts of Asian Russia had
converted to Islam
Orthodox Christianity was eventually controlled by the Tsar.
Early Russia & Invasion
Feudal Lords were loosely organized in what was call the Kievan Empire.
Then INVASION by the Mongols and Russia became part of the Mongol Empire from the 1200s to 1400s.
1240-1480 Mongol Rule
After the Mongols withdrew (or were they defeated?), a kingdom centered around Moscow had begun.
Russia 1450 - 1690
The first TSARS (Caesars) expanded power and the growing Russian Empire into Siberia and Central Asia.
Russia 1450 - 1690The first TSARS (or
Czars)Worked to gain power
over the boyars (nobles) and create a strong central government.
Russia 1450 - 1690
Conflicts over the rule of Russia led to series of civil wars and political turmoil and outside invasions.
The RomanovsRomanov Dynasty began in 1613,
when Russian independence was restored (lasting to 1914) after a period of civil wars and outside invasions.
The power of the Tsars increased
Councils of Russian nobles were eliminated
Trained bureaucrats came from “lower classes” in the government and military instead of nobles being officials
Secret police and Tsar’s special forces suppressed rebellion
New Openness to the West1689-1725 Tsar Peter the
GreatForced
WesternizationModernized army,
built a navy, and continued expansion
Instituted an educational system
•Western dress, architecture, styles &•BEARDS!
(But not politics.)
Allowed mobility in government based upon merit
Built St. Petersburg Organized and modernized trade and
commerce.
Russia became one of the great land empires.
“Pioneers” expanded Russian territorial control
Reform, then Repression
1762-1796 Catherine the Great (Tsarina)
Continued expansion and westernization
Was initially open to social reforms . . . “Enlightened Despot”
The French Revolution & rebellion at home caused her to become more oppressive
Russian interaction with . . .Ottoman Empire, Eastern Europe,
and Central Asia Russian war victories led to territorial gains (especially Poland and around the Caspian sea)
China – mutual agreement on boundaries
Russian interaction with . . .
• Western Europe – Westerners carried on much of the trade in Russia, Western styles from architecture to the military were mimicked, but Russia remained politically isolated from Western Europe.
Themes in Early Modern RussiaRussia remained a traditional
agricultural society.Nobles continued to control the
lower classes.– Serfdom was expanded and rural
peasants suffered– Little freedom was offered to the
lower classesSocial unrest and revolt was
common