Absolutism in Russia

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Absolutism in Russia

• Objective Difficulties of Modernization
• Standard 101.2
• Homework Read 174- 177

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Ivan IV

• Defeats Mongols- nicknamed The Terrible
• Declares himself Czar after struggle with Boyars
• Ivan accuses Boyars of poisoning his wife
• Creates secret police
• Killed his oldest son during a quarrel

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Romanov

• Ivans son incapable and major problems occur
  until Romanov family takes over
• Shift away from serfs as most important part of
  Russian economy
• Peter the Great moves to modernization
• Need for warm water port

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Peters Expansion

• Westernization- clothes, education
• Reduced power of landlords
• Potato
• Women allowed at social gathering
• Establishes St. Petersburg as capital because of
  water routes

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Ad in Moscow Gazette

• For sale, two plump coachmen two girls 18 and
  15 quick at manual work. Two barbers one 21
  knows how to read and write and play a musical
  instrument the other can do ladies and
  gentleman's hair

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English Engineer who worked in Russia

• The Czar (Peter the Great)gave orders that all
  (nobles) that came near his court and were in his
  pay shouldequip themselves with handsome clothes
  made after the English FashionAnd next he
  commanded that a pattern of clothes of the
  English fashion should be hung up at all the
  gates of the city of Moscow, and that publication
  should be made, that all persons (except the
  common peasents).,. Should make their clothes
  according to the said pattern and that whosoever
  should disobey the said orders, and should be
  found passing any of the gates of the city in
  their(traditional clothing) should pay (a fine)
  or be obliged to kneel down at the gates of the
  city, and to have their coats cut off just even
  with the ground

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Summary Question

1. Who was the first Russian leader to use the term
   czar?
2. Who did Ivan the Terrible focus his cruelty on?
3. Who were the Boyars?
4. Why did Peter the Great visit Western Europe?
5. Before Peter the Great what was the most
   essential part of the Russian Economy?
6. Why was St. Petersburg selected as the sight of
   Peter the Greats Kingdom?

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Extra Credit

• Video Evidence/Interpretation
• St. Petersburg (Today)

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