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THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA APEH, chapter 16
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Russia becomes sovereign
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Russia
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Ivan IV TERRIBLE!
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Russia “Time of Troubles” many rulers because of lack of heir 1613: Michael Romanov crowned czar
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Russia Russia dominated by landed aristocrats Abundance of land, shortage of peasants made serfdom ideal for nobles Bound peasants to the land Merchants not allowed to move from cities
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RUSSIA PPeter I 11682: became czar as child, sister ruled until he was 17 66’9, coarse and crude 11697-1698: traveled west in disguise Realized Russia was backward Introduced reforms and Western ideals LLabored side-by-side with thousands of carpenters building a navy
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Peter the Great’s Reforms Reorganized the government 1711: creates Senate to supervise administration while he is away on military campaigns Creates boards of administrations for specific functions Foreign affairs, war, justice Divided Russia into fifty provinces 1722: Table of Ranks- creates opportunities for non-nobles to serve and join nobility Nobility based on merit?! Tried to adopt mercantilism but large military required raising taxes
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Peter the Great’s Reforms PPeter’s main goal at Westernization was to make Russia a military power ““window to the West” – port easily accessible to West BBaltic Sea only option – controlled by Sweden GGreat Northern War (1701-1721) PPeace of Nystadt- Russia acquired Estonia, Livonia, Karelia; Sweden became second rate power PPeter built St. Petersburg on Baltic Charles XII
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“English Embankment,” St. Petersburg, Russia
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Palace Square, St. Petersburg
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Church of the Savior on Spilt Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia
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