Russian Empire 1462 1917 BY CHASE WHISENANT TRISTAN

Russian Empire 1462 -1917 BY: CHASE WHISENANT, TRISTAN CARMICHAEL , JONAH HOLMES, JAMES TOBIN

Russian military By James Tobin In the 1500 s Russia formed a powerful state and began to expand In 1462 Russia began to take back the land from the Mongols When Ivan took power, he nearly tripled the size of Russia's territory Peter sought to gain access to Sweden so he ordered the Great northern war and as a result Russia took over Sweden Russia continued to take over the lands of Siberia from rival factions

Russian Culture By Tristan Carmichael In 1762 -1796 the Russians founded schools and supported arts and science In the 1800 s people were in serfs (peasant farms with no political representation of social right) about 20 million people were involved in these The Russians also modernized by opening up to the west

Political By Jonah Holmes Ivan the great came to power in 1462. Ivan the 5 th came to power in 1533 as a child, he created a uniform code of laws to make Russia more efficient. He conquered Mongol lands and attacked Boyers which earned him the nickname “Ivan The terrible”. Michael The Romanov came to power in 1613. Romanovs were overthrown in 1917 and it was the end of the monarchy.

Economic By Jonah Holmes & Tristan Carmichael Russia built factories roads and established a new army. Europeans came into Russia to help build these new structures. 20 million peasants were tied to soil and lived in poverty

Russian Empire Social By chase whisenant In 1800 around half of all Russian Peasant were tried to soil around 20 million of its people. The Romanov attempt to modernize Russia had been to concentered on science and technology. Peters burg Left empires unprepared for change peter sought out set up schools to teach subjects and established professional army 1762 to 1796 tried to modernize Russia with Catherine the 2

Reasons for Decline By Tristan Carmichael 20 million peasants were tied to soil and lived in poverty Catherine the 2 ruled from 17621796 by the time of her reign, Russia faced a looming crisis that eventually brought down the czars In 1917 a revolution erupted and brought an end to the Russian monarchy