Russia under Catherine the Great Flashcards
coming out of the figths for the throne after peter the great comes out___ who is the second greatest tsar
Catherine the Great
was she russian?
no but got married into Romanov (peter III)
what does she do with Peter III
he was acko so she overthrows him and kills him so she is in charge
she becomes ___
enlgithed despot
her court was a russian version of____
versaille
she had direct communication with which philosophes?
Diderot and voltaire
What did she want tto continue from peter the great
modernization
What was the massive serf revolt (turning point) called
Pugachev’s rebellion
Who is Stephen Razin and what does he pretend to b
a cossack (escaped tough serfs) who pretended to be Peter the III
Catherine and ___ unite to get pugachev defeated
nobles
why is this a turning point
she stops being a enlightened despot becaus she hates serfs now
what happens to serfs
even more repressed by boyars (elites) and used as chattel (personal possession)
One amazing thing for russia though which was
finally gets land on black sea after defeting turks
gets access to __port
warm water
russia becomes defender of ___ in Balkans
orthodox
