define the groups of russian people tsars of russia define: give an example: serfs define: how did...
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Define the Groups of Russian People
Tsars of Russia• Define:
• Give an Example:
Serfs
• Define:
• How did this group Change during the modernization of Russia?
Boyars
• Define:
• How did this group Change during the modernization of Russia?
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Peter the Great
Peter the Great• Modernizes Russia – Examples:
• Education, building projects, social reforms
• Examples of Absolute Control – Social:
• Orders western dress and cutting of Boyars (nobles) beards
– Economic: • Adopts mercantilist policies,
encourage exports
– Political: • Controlled Boyars by forcing
them to serve the state
Expansion of Russia
• Under Peter the Great, Russia becomes the largest state in the world by Peter's time.
• Three times the size of Europe
Expansion of Russian Borders
What does Peter want?
1. Peter wants to build a strong military
2. Peter wants a warm water port to trade with the west
3. Wants a new capital city – along the Baltic Sea
Does Peter get what he wants?
1. Creates a large standing army and navy
2. Unable to defeat the Ottoman Empire, Failed to get a warm water port
3. Goes to war with Sweden for land on the Baltic Sea and then builds a brand new city – St. Petersburg • (originally a swamp, becomes a
modern city)
Building a CityFacts on St. Petersburg
• Known as a “window to the west” as the new capital is meant to be a city where western ideas would come in to Russia
• A great symbol of Peter’s and Russia’s power and absolute control – Orders serfs to work on city
• A symbol of Russia’s modernization – Modern architecture and design
Map of St. Petersburg
Peter’s Palace “Peterhof Palace”
Facts on Peter the Great’s Palace: • Known as the Russian
Versailles, partially designed by Peter the Great
• About 200 meters• Decorated with Gold• Surrounded by gardens
Question: 1. Peter modeled his palace so that it looked a lot like the Palace of Versailles (in France). - Why do you think that Peter
chose to build his palace in the French Style?
2. Why would Peter need a palace like Peterhof’s Palace?
Effects of Peter the Great’s Reign?
Positive • Modernizes Russia
– Improves military, education, legal code
• Expands Russian Borders– Creates a large empire (3
billion acres)
• Makes Russia a major European Power
Negative• Rules with absolute
authority – often very violently – Executes his own son
• Growth of serfdom
• Not always successful in goals– No warm-water port
Which of the following statements do you agree with? And Why?
• A). A government leader should never have absolute authority.
• B). A government leader can exercise absolute authority if it will help advance a country’s economy.
• C). A governmental leader can exercise absolute authority when a country is under attack.
• D). A government leader can exercise absolute authority whenever it will advance a country’s interests.
• Building Russian power – • (Russia, part 3) – start 1:36• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy9Ho
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• (Russia, part 4) – end 3:17, or 5:23• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPj1tA
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