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Early Russian History. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. Russia Today. Siberia “Permafrost”. Average temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C 150,000,000 population. A former “ gulag ” Soviet prison camp.
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Early Russian History Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Siberia “Permafrost” • Average temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C • 150,000,000 population. • A former “gulag” Soviet prison camp.
Themes in Russian History • Expansion by conquest. • Need for warm-water ports. • The necessity of a strong, central government.
Alexander Nevsky: 1220-1263 Protected Novgorod and Moscow from Mongols – Moscow becomes center TeutonicKnight
Ivan the Great (r. 1462-1505) Ivan III Tearing the Great Khan’s Letter Requesting More Tribute in 1480.
IVAN “THE TERRIBLE” IV Ivan became TSAR / CZAR in 1547 Expanded Russia to the east – Sweden stopped them from going WEST Became quite paranoid after his wife died – went after the BOYARS
Michael Romanov (r. 1613-1645) Romanov Dynasty(1613-1917)
The Pendulum of Russian History Pro-WestFor Progress & ChangeEncourage New Ideas,Technologies, etc. Anti-WestIsolationistXenophobicUltra-Conservative • A few Tsars • Intellectual elites • Merchants/businessmen • Young members of the middle class. • Most Tsars • Russian Orthodox Church • Military • Boyars • peasants REFORM-MINDEDLEADER DEMAGOGUE
PETER THE GREAT • WANTED A WARM WATER PORT (GREAT NORTHERN WAR – forced people into St. Petersburg) MODERNIZED ARMY & NAVY WESTERNIZING RUSSIA (industry, trade, less Boyar influence, fashion)