Russia Part 1 Beginnings to 17 th Century

Russia, Part 1 Beginnings to 17 th Century

The Beginning of Rus • Slavs • 862 – Rurik, a local chieftain establishes Rus centered at Novogrod • 882 – Oleg adds Kiev to Rus • 989 – Prince Vladimir I chooses Byzantine Orthodox Christianity as state religion

Invasions • Mongols • Batu Khan’s Golden Horde, including Tatars • Kiev • Novogrod • Alexander Nevsky – Teutonic Knights and Swedes

The Rise of Moscow, 14 th – 15 th C. • Vassal to Vladimir • Kiev metropolitan to Moscow • Grand Prince of Moscow • Expelled Tatars from Russia, refused to pay tributes • Ivan III “The Great” – annexes Novogrod • The Great Stand on Ugra River, • “Third Rome”, Italian artisans

Tsars of Russia, 1547 - 1721 • Ivan IV “The Terrible” – adopted “Tsar”, boyars • Patriarch of Moscow • Killed own son • Boris Gudonov – brotherin-law of Fyodor, little Dmitri • “Time of Troubles” • The two Fake Dimitris • Polish – Muscovite War • 1612 – Poles expelled

The Romanovs • 1613 – Michael elected • Boyars enact serfdom • Salt riot, copper riot, the Moscow Uprising • Cossack Stenka Razin • Peter the Great • Catherine the Great

Peter the Great, 1672 -1725 • Alliance with Poles against Swedes • 1703 - St. Petersburg • Empire • Replaced the Duma with a small council • Absolutism • Abolished patriarch

Catherine the Great