1. Empires of a different kind?
The Habsburgs and Romanovs

2. Russia = Romanov Empire

3. Austria = Habsburg Empire

4. What did they have in common?
Dynastic:
Romanovs
Habsburgs
Similar Lifespans:
Romanovs,
Habsburgs,
Land-based and continental
Expanded across land, not overseas

5. Romanov Empire

6. Habsburg Empire

7. Both became Great Powers in the eighteenth century (1700s) and LOVED IT!
Habsburgs
Prince Eugene of Savoy,

8. Both became Great Powers in the eighteenth century (1700s) and LOVED IT!
Romanovs
Peter the Great,

9. PRE-MODERN EMPIRES PRE-NATIONAL: formed before nationalism: Loyalty
Local Elites
Status Quo
Taxes

10. Multi-ethnic “Russian” empire

11. Multi-ethnic “Austrian” empire

12. Then Modernization HIT!
1. Nationalism:
Russification (Russia)
Divide and Rule (Austria)
2. Industrialization
3. Urbanization
4. Liberalism and democratization
5. Bureaucratization