Russian Absolutism

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

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