Russia Flashcards
overall crisis of Russia
European or Asian?
first leader unofficially called Tsar
Ivan III (Great)
original group that split Russia from Europe and introduced idea of Strong Man
Golden Horde
Infeudation
Ivan III agreement about Boyars:
Boyars can have control of their serfs but Ivan III has power over the boyars (strong man)
first official Tsar of Russia in 1500s
Ivan IV (Terrible)
Ivan IV before temporarily leaving
good ruler: deals with revolts, recodifies laws
Ivan IV good rulings/actions
makes standing army; modernizes with printing press; conquers land
Ivan IV after returning
is “mad”; harsh rule; power hungery
Ivan IV secret police for showing power/fear
Oprichniks
monarch of Russia who wants to modernize with Western European influence
Peter the Great in late 1600s and early 1700s
city Peter the Great gets by attaining land by the Black Sea
St. Petersburg
how was Peter the Great not modern?
wasn’t pro Enlightenment and had absolute power
what St. Petersburg helped start for Russia
maritime empire, trading lumber and iron
ruler who was very pro Enlightenment in the early/mid 1700s
Catherine the Great
friend of Catherine the Great who taught her about the Enlightenment
Diderot
how Catherine the Great was not resembling the Enlightenment
talked about but never made a constitution; had Enlightened Absolutionism
ruler of Russia who is close with Napoleon and strived for the “greatness” of Russia
Alexander I
people group created while Alexander was ruling; rich middle class, pro-enlightenment, very against tradition
Intelligentsia
an Intelligentsia poet who wrote against Tyrany and Alexander I’s ways that got him in trouble
Alexander Pushkin
an intelligentsia writer who wrote about how Russia isn’t original; was critical of modern and tradition
Pyotr Chaadayev
act against traditional Russia by the intelligentsia
the Decembrist Revolt
love of slavic culture
slavophilia
believe all slavics are united/together
Pan-slavism
