1. I. The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire A. Ancient Peoples and Early Centers (862-1240) B. Under Mongol Rule: Rule from the Steppe (1240-1487) C. The Muscavite Era and Growth of the Russian Empire D. Impact of the Romanov Family (1689-1917) E. Revolution and the End of the Monarchy II. Evo- and Devolution of the Soviet Union: 1924-1991 A. Lenin and the Political Blueprint for the USSR (1917-1924) B. Stalin and the Economic Plan C. The Post War and the Cold War (1945-1980s) D. The Collapse of the Soviet Union Russia and its Neighbors: An Historical Approach to Contemporary Problems

2. Growth of the Russian Empire: Ancient Slavic Centers 800s - 1200s Novgorod Kiev Moscow

3. Growth of the Russian Empire: Under Mongol Rule 1200s - 1400s

4. Under Mongol Rule: (1240-1487) Mongol Empire Ghengis Khan The Golden Hoard of the Mongol Empire

5. Mongul Rule from the Steppe

6. General World Vegetation Patterns

7. The Muscavite Era and Growth of the Russian Empire: Late 1400s-Early 1500s Ivan III "The Great" 1462-1505

8. Ivan IV "The Terrible" (1533-1584) Fedor the Simple Boris Gudinov Ivan killed his son Ivan

9. The Cossacks Expand Across Siberia: Late 1500s to mid 1600s

10. Peter Romanov "The Great" 1689-1725 Growth of the Russian Empire: The Romanovs

11. St. Petersburg: "Peters Window on the West" and "Venice of the North"

12. Czarina Catherine the Great 1762-1796 Growth of the Russian Empire: The Romanovs

13. Focus in the Nineteenth Century: Central Asia and Far East

15. Percent of the Population Non-Russian in Russia

16. Alexander IAlexander II Nicholas II The End of the Monarchy in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Nicholas II and Family Alexis, Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Nicholas and Alexandra

17. Vladimir Lenin 1917 Early Soviet Leaders Joseph Stalin 1924-1953 Introduced Political Design Introduced Economic Plan

19. The U.S.S.R.

20. NATO and Warsaw Pact, 1945-89

21. Gorbachev Yeltsin Putin From Soviet to Russian Leadership