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THE RISE OF RUSSIA
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE
Mongol Domination (1240-1480)
Rise of Moscow (14th-15th c.)
Centralization & territorial growth
Building of autocracy under Tsars
Batu Khan (grandson of Chengis)
Tsar Ivan III “The Great” (r. 1462-1505)
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE
Ivan IV “The Terrible” (r. 1530-1584)
completed process of solidifying power & eliminating opposition
Time of Troubles (1584-1613)
No legitimate heir
Anarchy, rebellion, civil war
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE
Establishment of Romanov Dynasty (1613)
Boyars (nobles) elect new Tsar, Mikhail I (r. 1613-1645)
Russia begins rise to international prominence
Tsar Alexei I (r. 1645-1678): increasing contact with West
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
RUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT
Peter ascends throne as sole ruler in 1698
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
RUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT
Transformation of Russian society
Westernization
Secularization
Modernization
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
RUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT
Transformation of Russian society
Westernization
Secularization
Modernization
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
RUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT
Military build-up
Created Russia’s first navy
Modernized military
Applied military principles in all areas
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
RUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT
Economic Reforms
Adopted MERCANTLISM: state direction of economy
Embarked on early industrialization
Included coercion & forced labor
Production geared to needs of military
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
RUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT
Political Reforms
Role of State to be all-encompasssing
All subjects to serve state
Complete overhaul of administration
Made Church state institution
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
RUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT (1689-1725)
Methods of social control
Extensive police system
PASSPORT system
Church as champion of autocracy
THE RISE OF RUSSIA
LEGACY OF PETER THE GREAT
Great achievements
Great cost (esp. human)
Great change for elites
Less change for masses