RUSSIA

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RUSSIA

• Term denoting Russian monarch-it means Caesar

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• Medieval background (1050 - 1300)
• Personal and economic freedom for peasants
  increased, serfdom nearly disappeared
• Hereditary serfdom took place in Poland, Prussia
  and Russia (1500-1650)
• Hereditary subjugation peasants were bound to
  their lords from one generation to the next as
  well as to the land

The Growth of Austria and Brandenburg Prussia
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Suleiman - The Magnificent
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Ivan the Terrible

• first to take the title Tsar of Russia, executed
  many Muscovite boyars and their peasants. His
  ownership of all land, trade and industry
  restricted economic development.

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• Ivan to the left looking strange and below
  killing his son

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Rise of the Romanovs

• in 1613 Michael Romanov took power and was
  appointed czar. The Romanovs then ruled Russia
  for 300 years.

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Peter the Great
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More pictures of Peter

• Young Pete

• Old Pete (he was tall)

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Westernizing Russia

• Introduced the potato to Russia
• Started first newspaper
• Allowed women to attend social gatherings
• Made nobles dress more like people from Europe

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Legacy of Peter

• Fought Sweden to get a port on the Baltic Sea (a
  warm water port)
• Named the town St. Petersburg and every year
  would force thousands of serfs to go to St.
  Petersburg and work
• By time of death in 1725, Russia was a power that
  could compete with the rest of Europe

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St. Petersburg
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REALITY CHECK FAIRY

• OPEN NOTE QUIZ-TUESDAY!
• TEST-WEDNESDAY!
• NOTEBOOK CHECK QUIZ-THURSDAY!

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Questions?