russian absolutism
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RUSSIARUSSIA1616THTH AND 17 AND 17THTH
CENTURYCENTURYA MOVE TOWARD A MOVE TOWARD
ABSOLUTISMABSOLUTISM
MEDIEVAL RUSSIAMEDIEVAL RUSSIA
RUSSIA CAME RUSSIA CAME UNDER THE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CONTROL OF THE MONGOLSMONGOLS FIERCE WARRIORS FIERCE WARRIORS
FROM CENTRAL FROM CENTRAL ASIAASIA
MONGOLSMONGOLS
MONGOL EMPIREMONGOL EMPIRE
TSARIST RULETSARIST RULE POWERFUL RULERS IN MOSCOW BEGAN POWERFUL RULERS IN MOSCOW BEGAN
TO ASSERT THEMSELVES OVER MONGOL TO ASSERT THEMSELVES OVER MONGOL RULERULE
IN 1505 THE PRINCE OF MOSCOW HAD IN 1505 THE PRINCE OF MOSCOW HAD BECOME TSAR (KING)BECOME TSAR (KING)
THIS ESTABLISHED A SINGLE HERIDTARY THIS ESTABLISHED A SINGLE HERIDTARY RULER RULER
THE TSAR ALSO SERVED AS HEAD OF THE TSAR ALSO SERVED AS HEAD OF ORTHODOX CHURCHORTHODOX CHURCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE BYZANTINE (EASTERN) ASSOCIATED WITH THE BYZANTINE (EASTERN)
BRANCH OF CHRISTIANITYBRANCH OF CHRISTIANITY
1616THTH AND 17 AND 17THTH RUSSIAN SOCIETY RUSSIAN SOCIETY
POWER RESTED WITH THE POWERFUL RUSSIAN POWER RESTED WITH THE POWERFUL RUSSIAN NOBILITYNOBILITY(BOYARS(BOYARS)) CONTROLLED THE LAND AND THE SERFSCONTROLLED THE LAND AND THE SERFS
THE NOBILITY STUGGLED FOR CONTROL WITH THE NEW THE NOBILITY STUGGLED FOR CONTROL WITH THE NEW TSARSTSARS
TO GAIN CONTROL, THE NEW TSARS USED THE NOBILITY TO GAIN CONTROL, THE NEW TSARS USED THE NOBILITY TO SERVE THE RUSSIAN STATETO SERVE THE RUSSIAN STATE CREATED A GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACYCREATED A GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY
WITH A SERVICE NOBILITYWITH A SERVICE NOBILITY SERVED AS HIGH RANKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSSERVED AS HIGH RANKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE NOBLES WERE THE HIGH RANKING MILITARY NOBLES WERE THE HIGH RANKING MILITARY
OFFICERSOFFICERS
BOYARS- RUSIAN NOBILITY BOYARS- RUSIAN NOBILITY
BOYARSBOYARS
THE RUSSIAN PEASANTRYTHE RUSSIAN PEASANTRY
THE VAST MAJORITY OF RUSSIANS THE VAST MAJORITY OF RUSSIANS WERE PEASANTS AND SERFSWERE PEASANTS AND SERFS
COSSACKSCOSSACKS WERE OUTLAW ARMIES WERE OUTLAW ARMIES OF PEASANTS WHO CHALLENGED OF PEASANTS WHO CHALLENGED THE GOVERNMENT AND THE THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NOBILITYNOBILITY MAJOR SOURCE OF CIVIL UNREST AND MAJOR SOURCE OF CIVIL UNREST AND
FEAR FEAR
COSSACKCOSSACK
A NEW LINE OF TSARSA NEW LINE OF TSARSROMANOV FAMILYROMANOV FAMILY
1613- 1613- MICHAEL ROMANOVMICHAEL ROMANOV WAS SELECTED TSAR WAS SELECTED TSAR OF RUSSIAOF RUSSIA
HE AND HIS SUCCESSORS MOVED RUSSIA HE AND HIS SUCCESSORS MOVED RUSSIA TOWARD ABSOLUTISM TOWARD ABSOLUTISM
TOTAL ENSERFMENTTOTAL ENSERFMENT OF THE RUSSIAN PEASANTRY WAS OF THE RUSSIAN PEASANTRY WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 1649ACCOMPLISHED IN 1649
MILITARY SERVICE DEMANDS WERE RELAXED FOR THE MILITARY SERVICE DEMANDS WERE RELAXED FOR THE NOBILITYNOBILITY
CHANGES WERE MET WITH OPPOSITION AND CIVIL CHANGES WERE MET WITH OPPOSITION AND CIVIL UNREST UNREST
(COSSACKS CHALLENGED THE POWER OF THE (COSSACKS CHALLENGED THE POWER OF THE STATE) STATE)
MICHAEL ROMANOVMICHAEL ROMANOV
RUSSIAN RUSSIAN BECOMES AN BECOMES AN
ABSOLUTE STATEABSOLUTE STATE
PETER THE GREATPETER THE GREATR. 1682-1725R. 1682-1725
RUSSIAN ABSOLUTISM UNDER RUSSIAN ABSOLUTISM UNDER PETER THE GREATPETER THE GREAT
BUILT UP THE RUSSIAN MILITARYBUILT UP THE RUSSIAN MILITARY NOBLES SERVED AS OFFICERSNOBLES SERVED AS OFFICERS
ENGAGED IN WARS AND SOME ENGAGED IN WARS AND SOME TERRITORIAL EXPANSION TERRITORIAL EXPANSION BALTIC AND BLACK SEA REGIONSBALTIC AND BLACK SEA REGIONS
MAINTAINED ALLIANCES WITH MAINTAINED ALLIANCES WITH AUSTRIA AND POLAND AGAINST THE AUSTRIA AND POLAND AGAINST THE OTTOMAN TURKS OTTOMAN TURKS
PETER THE GREAT DOMINATED THE PETER THE GREAT DOMINATED THE ARISTOCRACY ARISTOCRACY
FORCED THE NOBILITY INTO MILITARY FORCED THE NOBILITY INTO MILITARY OR CIVIL SERVICE OR CIVIL SERVICE (FOR LIFE)(FOR LIFE)
ESTABLISHED COMPULSORY ESTABLISHED COMPULSORY EDUCTION FOR ALL YOUNG NOBLESEDUCTION FOR ALL YOUNG NOBLES 5 YEARS AWAY FROM HOME5 YEARS AWAY FROM HOME
COMMONERS WERE FORCED TO SERVE THE COMMONERS WERE FORCED TO SERVE THE MONARCHYMONARCHY MILITARY SERVICEMILITARY SERVICE
TAXES ON THE PEASANTS INCREASEDTAXES ON THE PEASANTS INCREASED
SERFS WERE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE SERFS WERE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE MINES AND FACTORIES THAT SERVED THE MINES AND FACTORIES THAT SERVED THE STATESTATE
PETER WANTED TO WESTERNIZE AND PETER WANTED TO WESTERNIZE AND MODERNIZE RUSSIAMODERNIZE RUSSIA
ATTEMPTED ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE TO CHANGE TRADITIONAL TRADITIONAL DRESS AND DRESS AND STYLESSTYLES
BUILT ST. PETERSBURG ON THE MODEL OF BUILT ST. PETERSBURG ON THE MODEL OF WESTERN EUROPEAN CITIESWESTERN EUROPEAN CITIES
WINTER PALACEWINTER PALACE
LEGACYLEGACY RUSSIAN ABSOLUTISM CREATED AN RUSSIAN ABSOLUTISM CREATED AN
ENVIRONMENT OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENT OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TENSION IN RUSSIA THAT POLITICAL TENSION IN RUSSIA THAT WOULD LAST INTO THE 20WOULD LAST INTO THE 20THTH CENTURY. CENTURY.
RUSSIA WOULD CONTINUE TO RUSSIA WOULD CONTINUE TO STUGGLE WITH MODERNIZATION AND STUGGLE WITH MODERNIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH
ABSOLUTISM WOULD EVENTUALLY ABSOLUTISM WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL AS RUSSIA MOVED TOWARD FAIL AS RUSSIA MOVED TOWARD SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM IN THE SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM IN THE LATE 19LATE 19THTH AND EARLY 20 AND EARLY 20THTH CENTURIES CENTURIES
The last tsar of Russia- The last tsar of Russia- Nicholas II and his family were killed during Nicholas II and his family were killed during
the Russian Revolutionthe Russian Revolution
Russian Today Russian Today
SOURCESOURCE
A HISTORY OF WESTERN A HISTORY OF WESTERN SOCIETYSOCIETY
88THTH EDITION EDITION
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