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Period: 1533 to
Ivan IV: His reign
Ivan IV is known to be as one of the leaders that made Russia turn upside down. He started his reign over Russia when he was 3 years old and continued to rule over it 51 more years. During this time he terrorized Russia with his strict way of ruling and mandating his empire. He thought that the Russian nobles were some sort of cancer to his kingdom and decided to end them. -
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Ivan IV: His Death and Legacy
Ivan IV passed away in the year 1584. As a king, he failed to gain a warm water port to further improve his kingdom's trade. He left a legacy of terror and discomfort between his people. He did the unthinkable by murdering a whole social class. Although he might have been a horrible leader, he never compared wit what came next from his reign. -
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The Romanov Monarchy (The Time of Troubles)
During this time, Micheal Romanov, a 17-year old rose up to power as king of Russia. Romanov was named the 1st Romanov Monarch in 1645. After him, four more Romanov Monarchs rose to power who ruled under the Romanov name until 1917 which is known as the beginning of the Russian Revolution. It looked like Micheal knew how to govern, however, in his reign he experienced numerous revolution attempts, not only on his reign but in those to come. However, in 1682 the story changed completely. -
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Peter I: His reign
As a 10-year old Peter I, took over Russia and made his reign to be known as the best. Also known as "Peter the Great" he made immense changes into Russia, that pulled the kingdom out of its current misery. In order to bring back order to his kingdom, Peter I used ideas from the Western part of Europe. This idea was known as "Westernization". He adapted customs such as forcing men to shave, forcing women to attend public events and restore the Boyars. People hated this but got used to it. -
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The Russian Economic Struggle
In order to finance his "Westernization" Peter I, needed to gain money from somewhere. The major form of trade during those times was through the sea. Boats came from different parts of the world in order to pick up the different products that Russia had for them. With the use of exportations, Peter I had a good amount of profit, however, it wasn't enough to afford the transformation of his country. His country was surrounded by frozen water which made trade hard, he needed to find a canal. -
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The Warm Water Port War.
After realizing he needed a warm water port, Peter I knew he needed to win a battle in order to claim a port his. However, h found himself in a complicated situation. He didn't have an army. He spent a lot of money and time into what is known today as the biggest army ever created. In order to gain a port, he decided to attack the Ottoman empire but failed miserably. After rethinking he decided to attack Sweden which owned a great part of the Baltic Sea. Finally, they won the spot and the war. -
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St. Petersburg: The New Capital
After the wat for the port, Peter I decided a new city and name it Saint Petersburg. He forced many peasants to drain out a swamp in order to build his city. When the terrain was cleared he named his city the "Window of the West". He invited lots of western architects to his city in order for them to build different structures with Western influence. St. Petersburg became a major trading center thanks to its geographical location. This city became the capital of Russia until 1917. -
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Peter I: The Great Legacy
After living 52 years and governing 43, Peter I died. He left a great legacy that impacted Russia on a great scale. His main ideology of "Westernization" guided Russia to success with an economic balance and advantage. He created one of the biggest armies in the world and gained respect from other countries, making Russia a world power in that time. With time, his vision faded away from the main focus of Russia until another great leader rose to reinstate Peters Intentions. -
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Catherine the Great: Her rise to power
When Peter I died, he left no one to take his place in the throne. From this many issues arose between the people of Russia about who should be in power. Eventually, Peter III rose to power who was married to Catherina, a German woman. Peters III reign was not liked at all by his people and he was murdered. After the throne had no one on top, Cathrine rose to power governing for 34 years, creating many achievements. -
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Catherine the Great: Her achivements and goals
Catherine governed Russia just like Peter I did. She took over all the control and led Russia to greatness. She created a strong military and great economic fund for the country. She also focused a lot into the education of both boys and girls. However, Catherine favored the Boyars and ignored the peasants, this caused many revolts within her reign. Also, she won the warm water port of the black sea by defeating the Ottoman empire. With this, there were two main exploration centers. -
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The Partitions of Poland
Catherine's thirst for power guided her to expand her territory by using Poland which was on a delicate situation on those time. After realizing that Frederick William and Maria Theresa wanted that land they all three met to divide Poland into fair amounts for each country. In 1772 the first Partition happened and in 1793 and 1795 the other two took place. -
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Catherine the Great: Her Death and Legacy
Catherine II is remembered as the most powerful women figure ever in Russia. She brought Peters I dream to reality and made them even better by doing what Peter never could. She took over the warm water pot on the Black Sea. She leaves a lot talk about. However, her persecution of peasants is what really brought her down. But without that persecution, a big event would of never happened. -
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The Russian Revolution: The Beginning
This revolution was centrally based on ending centuries of imperial rule. The changes in politics and socioeconomics created the Soviet Union. Later on, becoming a world power.