Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United States
Themes in Russian History Expansion by conquest. Need for warm-water ports. The necessity of a strong, central government.
Early Russia
Early Byzantine Influences: Orthodox Christianity
Early Byzantine Influences: Cyrillic Alphabet
Novgorod
Russian Boyars
The Mongols Invade Russia
Ivan the Great (r ) Ivan III Tearing the Great Khan’s Letter Requesting More Tribute in 1480.
Ivan IV Or Ivan the Terrible
Michael Romanov (r )
Romanov Dynasty ( ) Romanov Family Crest
Peter the Great (r )
Russia & Sweden After the Great Northern War
Russia Today
Topography of Russia
The Pendulum of Russian History Pro-West For Progress & Change Encourage New Ideas, Technologies, etc. Anti-West Isolationist Xenophobic Ultra-Conservative Most Tsars Russian Orthodox Church Military Boyars peasants A few Tsars Intellectual elites Merchants/businessmen Young members of the middle class. REFORM-MINDED LEADER DEMAGOGUE