drill -“the fundamental role of governments is the principle of extending their territories” 1)....
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Ivan the Terrible
• First Czar at age 16. • Boyars (nobility) fought
for power w/ Ivan. Absolute rule ex: Oprichniki
• Romanovs
-“Good and Bad Periods”
-Killed son, led to civil war
Peter the Great/Romanovs
• Time of Troubles (civil war) until the Romanov dynasty (1613-1917) restores order for Russia.
Peter the Great (Reigned 1682-1725)
• Toured West• Autocratic • Vitus Bering (Bering
Strait)• Preoccupation with
ships/waterways led to “Grand Embassy”
• Led to Peter reforming Russia
“Westernized Russia”
• Limited the power of Church. Compulsory Army service(25 year stints). Examples of absolute rule?
• Encouraged exports (mercantilism)• No beards• dress, calendar, schools, newspapers etc.• Peterhof (“Russian Versailles”)• St. Petersburg – land won from the Great
Northern War (1700) (8K v. 40K)
St. Petersburg
• Forced movement of nobles. Similar to whom?
• PUT RUSSIA ON THE MAP FOR IMPORTANCE IN EUROPE/WORLD!
