Russia

Describe the effects of Mongol occupation on Russian civilization. The Russians who were occupied as tax collectors were able to gain political experience and they gradually began moving toward regional independence. The Duchy of Moscow was the center for the liberation effect that began in the 14th century and local princes devised a big plan and the effectiveness of Mongol control began to diminish. The mongol's decreased the power of the Russian government. Muslim influence was introduced to the Russians.

Trace Russian expansion under the Ivan’s. When Ivan the Great had claimed succession, Russia and Moscow were freed from any debt to the Mongols and land was gained from the borders of Polish Lithuanian Kingdom to the Ural Mountains, and moved southward toward the Caspian Sea. When Ivan IV came into power he expanded the nation into Western Siberia.

Leader Analysis Sheet 1682-1725 || Title: || Russia || Years in Power 1689-1725 || Tsars were determined to occupy western countries because they realized that they were at a disadvantage when it came to commercial and culture. Boyars choose whoever they believed was capable of running the country like after the death of Ivan IV, the Romanov dynasty was selected to rule Russia. This family was able to reestablish internal order without great difficulty and was able to drive out foreign invaders and resume the expansion policy of their predecessors. Michael’s successor abolished assemblies of nobles and gained new powers over the Russian church. State had more control than the church. || His goals were to westernize Russia but not for the economy but warfare. To be able to expand into other countries and take over. To make Russia a lot more western and not have it thought of as an uncivilized nation. He wanted Russia to have a cut edge strong military that could easily overpower its opponents. || Built institutions for the bureaucracy and officers that were non-nobles and give them a bit more leverage of entering the system. Changed a lot of ways that people lived especially women but never changed gender roles. Supported serfdom and awarded landlords for it. Required that all nobles cut off their beards and wear western clothes in symbolic ceremonies, he cut off the long-Mongol-type sleeves and pigtails that were characteristic of the boyars. first to led the country to westernization. Tried to reform the economy with the mining and metallugical. || Won a lot of unsignificant wars with Sweden which reduced their military to second level and acquired in Poland and other places.
 * Name of Leader: Peter the Great ||
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Power of the Russian state was enhanced when used as a reform force. All the reforms were for the elite and not the common people. Very little economic interest under his rule. || Long-Term Effects It made people unhappy and revolutions began to arise. He also westernizated Russia and made it adopt a selected few thing from western countries and at a time encouraged people to forget their culture in favor of western ones.

Changed a lot of traditions and wanted people to wear more western clothes. ||

Leader Analysis Sheet 1729-1796 || Title: || 1762-1796 || There was a weak ruling system that was dominated by army officers who guided the selection of several ineffective emperors and empresses. The weakness of the stardom encouraged new grumblings about undue westernization and some new initiatives by church officials eager to gain more freedom to maneuver. Russian territories expansion still continued but clashed with the Ottoman Empire’s. || She wanted order and to help expand the country but wanted to westernize it and let it stay westernized. She had wanted Poland as part of their own so she was able to convince others to partition Poland. She wanted power so badly that she had a multitude of lovers some of which were politically powerful. Wanted to adopt a little bit of the Enlightment ideas from her friends. || The execution of Emelian Pugachez. The banning of Radishev who sought to abolition serfdom and have to country move to liberal political rule. || Consolidated the people after the reign of Peter the Great and brought sciences and arts, gave the serfs some kind of help from brutal landlords by installing harsh punishments for the nobility. || Long-Term Effects Acquired some more land than Peter the Great did and because she was against democracy and liberal ideas when she closed the doors to the people of France after the Great French Revolution broke out in 1789. ||
 * Name of Leader: Catherine the Great ||
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List of Similarites and differences between Russian expansion between 1400-1800 and the west during the same time.

Similarties

Skilled military An absolute monarch/ autocratic Serfdom increase/ dependecy/ and supported ( dependency on coerce labor system.) origins= overcoming internal invaders Agriculture = important Women supported expansion= Catherine in Russia, Elizabeth I in England, Isabella in Spain

Differences Some countries relied on the power of the papacy while others relied on the power of the government. Russia retreated the Mongols. Colonies were dependend on. Russia had a weak navy but the west had a strong navy venture capitals= state in Russia but in the west it was private Russia the gains went to the state but in the west they were more economical In it was estate agriculture while in the waste it was plantation Russia remained a dependant economy while the west became very dependant land based empire = Russia, sea based empire= West

Thesis Statement about the Russian Expansion compared with the West 1400-1800

During the 1400-1800,Russia and the West built their empires through coerce land systems and agriculture however, Russia had a weak navy and its venture capitals went to the State wheras in the West, the had a strong navy and the venture capitals were private and the gains were economical.