1. Russia
Scandinavia
RUSSIAN HISTORY
800 A.D. Vikings began settling in Russia. They were often called the “Rus” people.

2. Why is most of the Russian Population on the European continent?
The Russian population spread from the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Siberia (Asian side of Russia) is very cold. Life there is very difficult.
Better access to the rest of Europe.
Better access to water for sea travel/trade.

3. Russian History 988 Vladimir I brings Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Ivan IV (the terrible)
At age 3 Ivan’s uncles challenged the throne and were all killed by Ivan’s mother. Five years later his mother was poisoned.
Named Grand Duke/ Prince at 8 years old
Boyar’s (noble class that controlled both lands and armies) could manipulate Ivan so they would have the power.
Ivan was always worried about being killed.
1546 Ivan named himself Czar (Tsar) from the Roman word for emperor “Caesar” (about 16 years old)
Good – Architecture (Onion Domes)
Bad – Killed son, removed eyes, paranoid

4. IVAN IV
(the Terrible)

5. Russian History Cont. Peter the Great (First Emperor)
Spent childhood as joint leader.
Grew up with children of Nobility and Common status
Fascinated with anything military as a child
After becoming Emperor he still spent much of his time in Europe often in disguise, learning as much as he could.
1694 Peter became the Emperor of Russia.
Made Nobles cut off their beards and dress more European.
Good – Expanded the Russian Empire, Modernized the country and the military, added a navy, simplified the alphabet and calendar, moved capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg (near Baltic Sea).

6. PETER
THE GREAT

7. Catherine the Great
German chosen by Queen Elizabeth (Peter’s daughter)
1762 became Empress of Russia .
Continued to reform and modernized Russia
Was known for her foreign policy and lavish palace construction.
(One for Winter and Summer)

9. Russian History 1812 Napoleon (France) invaded Russia.
Russia burnt Moscow to the ground and Napoleon knew he was defeated?

10. Bolshevik Revolution 1914-1918 WWI (Great Depression)
Karl Marx “Communist Manifesto” (1848)
Vladimir Lenin became first communist leader

11. Romanov Royal Family Bolshevik Propaganda October 25, 1917
“RED OCTOBER”

12. Russian History
WWII – Started in 1939 when Hitler broke the Warsaw Pact.
Hitler invaded Russia
Joseph Stalin – most ruthless of all Russians
Russia, Britain, and U.S. were Allied Powers

13. Soviet Union

14. Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
Soviet Union Flag (USSR)

15. Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962
JFK
Khrushchev

16. Cold War Begins with the United States – 1945
1949 Soviets gain nuclear power
Arms Race between U.S. and U.S.S.R.
October 1957 launch Sputnik
Containment (Korean War/Vietnam War)
1961 first man in space
1991 Communism Falls

17. History
The Soviet Union:
State-run farms were unproductive; millions of peasants died.
Personal freedoms were strictly limited; people were sent to labor camps.
Some success achieved in education, health care, and employment.

18. Yuri Gagarin
April 1961
First man in space
First in Space
October 4, 1957
Launching of SPUTNIK

19. WHY WAS THE WALL BUILT? THE BERLIN WALL CONSTRUCTION 1961
Celebration of East Berlin Wall being torn down
Nov. 9, 1989
WHY WAS THE WALL BUILT?

21. Post Communism
USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) lasted from
Countries formed out of U.S.S.R.
-Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Orthodox Christianity restored
Increased Crime
Unemployment increases
Today there are more billionaires than any other country. What does that mean for the poor population?