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General Information
About Russia
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Official Name: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
17,075,200 square miles (1.8 times the size of U.S.A.)
Capital – Moscow, made up of 8,369,000 people
Total Population– 140,041,247
Main Language– Russian
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Religions: 15-20% Russian Orthodox, 10-15% Muslim, 2% other Christian
Current Leader: Vladimir Putin Currency: RUBLE (31.60
rubles= $1) Average Income: $7,700 (U.S.
is $27,108)
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The former Soviet Republics, although independent, have formed the COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Russia is the figurehead leader of the CIS
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The Rise of Russia500 B.C.E. (Roman Times) a people called the SLAVS moved into southern Russia
800’s C.E. – Missionaries from Constantinople converted Slavs to Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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863 C.E. – Cyrillic alphabet created to translate Greek bible
An educated class forms
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1200’s C.E. – Mongols conquered Russia and cut it off from Western Europe
1462-1505 C.E. – Ivan III (Ivan the Great)
The first CZAR (Russian word for Caesar), brought Northern Russia under his control
Was an AUTOCRAT – ruler with unlimited power
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1533-1584 C.E.–Ivan the Terrible
Ruled with ABSOLUTE POWER
Centralized royal power
Bound serfs to land & cut BOYARS’ (nobles) privileges
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SERF – landless peasant who worked the nobles’ land for “free”
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Created a secret police force
Reign of terror against powerful Boyars to crush them – earned his nickname
Introduce reforms like a new law code
Encouraged FEUDALISM – Boyars given land by czar to strengthen their bonds w/him
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1598-1613 C.E. – Time of Trouble
There was no MIDDLE CLASS Boyars feuded over the throne Peasants revolted & foreign
invaders entered Russia Michael Romanov finally
elected by Boyars and began the Romanov Dynasty (ruling family), which ended in 1917
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1682-1725 C.E.- Peter the Great Westernized
Russia Modernized the
army & navy Made
government more efficient
Built capital of St. Petersburg –”window on the West”
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Used force and terror to make people follow his orders (men had to shave beards, all had to wear western-style clothing)
Although Russia strengthened, large gap still existed between Russia and Western Europe
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1762-1796 C.E.–Catherine the Great
Obtained Boyars’ support by exempting them from taxes & giving them complete control over the serfs
“Enlightened” ruler–encouraged Western thought
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1762-1796 C.E.–Catherine the Great
Successful foreign policy: expanded Russia’s border to the Black Sea and defeated Ottoman Empire
Also took over part of Poland
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1801-1825 C.E. – Alexander I
Made many liberal reforms: partial liberation for serfs
Eased censorship & promoted education
Drew back from reform after Napoleon’s invasion
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Tried to invade Russia after the French Revolution
1812 – Battle for Moscow 75,000 died in one day Russians burned Moscow to the
ground Napoleon got stuck in the
Russian winter Lost 500,000 men
Napoleon and Russia
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1825-1855 C.E. – Nicholas I “Orthodoxy,
autocracy, & nationalism”
Put down Decembrist Revolt (liberals)
Strict, harsh ruler – used police spies
Militarized Russia
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1825-1855 C.E. – Nicholas I Outlawed Western
philosophy – banned books
Jailed or institutionalized those with liberal or revolutionary ideas
Lost Crimean War to France/Britain
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1825-1855 C.E. – Nicholas I Realized Russia
needed reform Issued new law
code & made some economic reforms
Even tried to limit power of landowners over serfs (but didn’t want to anger nobles)
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1855-1881 C.E. – Alexander II
1861 - Abolished serfdom
Brought problems – serfs too poor to buy land & lands allotted to peasants too small to support a family
Discontent festered
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1855-1881 C.E. – Alexander II
But peasants moved to cities & helped build industries
Local gov’t set up – ZEMSTVOS (elected assemblies)
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1855-1881 C.E. – Alexander II
Introduced trial by jury, eased censorship & tried to reform military
Women left homes to study abroad
Sold Alaska to the U.S.
Assassinated by terrorists
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1881-1894 C.E. – Alexander III
Turned against reform and returned to repression
Revived secret police, restored censorship, & exiled critics to Siberia
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1881-1894 C.E. – Alexander III
Launched program of RUSSIFICATION (suppress cultures of non-Russians)
One language & one church
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1881-1894 C.E. – Alexander III
Persecuted Russian Jews
POGROMS – violent mob attacks on Jews
Many Jews fled Russia as refugees
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1881-1894 C.E. – Alexander III
Russia did enter an industrial age
Railroad building occurred & foreign capital invested in industry
Social problems increased
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1881-1894 C.E. – Alexander III
Workers faced long hours, low pay, poverty, disease, and poor housing
Marxism began to appeal to these workers
Plot to kill czar was foiled (Lenin’s brother executed)