Russia during the Early Modern Era (1450-1750)

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Russia during the Early Modern Era (1450-1750)

• Political Characteristics
• Social Systems
• Gender and Empire
• Enlightenment
• Russias Interactions with the Ottomans, China,
  western Europe, and Eastern Europe
• Absolutism
• Change and Continuity

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Lets Look Back Prior to 1450
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Russias Social Classes 1000-1450

• Kievan princes
• Boyars Russian aristocrats
• Russian peasants/free farmers

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Mongols invade Russia.
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Ivan III re-establishes Russian government.
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Cossacks conquer new lands.
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Ivan III begins process of westernization.
Saint Basil's Cathedral (1555-61) is a showcase
of medieval Russian architecture.
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Ivan III begins process of westernization.
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Peter the Great expands Russia.
Alexandre Benois. Peter the Great Meditating the
Idea of Building St Petersburg at the Shore of
the Baltic Sea. 1916
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Peter the Great expands Russia.
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Catherine the Great continues westernization.
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Russias Social Hierarchy 1450-1750

• Nobility
• Landlords
• Serfs