ABSOLUTISM IN RUSSIA

Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and

Catherine the Great

Introduced extreme

absolute power

Expanded Russian lands

Made Russia more

religious

Opened some trade with

the West

Set up the first Russia

secret police

Oprichniki (murdered

and killed thousands for

him)

Killed many nobles and

destroyed many towns

Killed his own son

IVAN THE TERRIBLE:YEARS1533-1584

Achievements Downfalls

Westernization

St. Petersburg

Modern army, new industries,

warm water port (Baltic Sea)

Extended boarders, unified the

nation

Reduced the power of the

nobility

Gained control of the Church

Did not reach the

Black Sea

Reforms died with him

PETER THE GREAT:YEARS 1682 -1725

Achievements Downfalls

CATHERINE I I : YEARS 1762 -1796

Born in Prussia, married to Peter III to solidify

Prussian-Russian relations

Catherine hated Peter III and resolved to rule

Russia herself

July 8-9 1762 bloodless coup d’ eta

July 17, 1762 Peter III is murdered and Catherine

becomes ruler of Russia

Solidified nobility's place

Improved government,

created Grand Commission

Improved laws

Expanded Russian

territory

Spread Enlightenment

Worsened peasants’

place in Russia

Waged many wars

Expanded military

military was becoming

the problem and rational

for rule

CATHERINE THE GREAT

Achievements Downfalls