Transcript Russian History Overview - Scott County School District 1

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Ethnic Groups
Slavs- Ethnic Russians, Indo European
people Poles, Serbs, Ukrainians
 Caucasian-Live in Caucasus region,
Chechens, Dagestanis, Ingushetians
 Turkic- Tatars, Chuvash, Bashkirs, and
Sakha around Volga
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Moscow- Russian capital
85% live in Western part of Russia
15% live in Siberia
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During Soviet Union many ethnic
groups moved away from Western
Russia, since downfall of Soviet Union
in 1991 has reversed
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More than 100 languages
Russian’s speak Russian, Ethnic
groups are bilingual
Soviet government actively
supported atheism
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Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism
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During the 800’s Scandinavian warriors
called the Varangians adopted Slav
Language/customs
City-States created called Kievan Rus
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Ruled by princes
Early 1,200’s Mongols invaded Kiev and
many Slav areas, allowed self rule, still
ruled them for over 200 years
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Running from Mongols, Slavs settled on
Moskva River, which grew into city of
Moscow
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Trade routes, good for hunting, farming
lands
Ivan “The Great”- fought against peace
with Mongols
Created the Kremlin, filled cities with
churches
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Expanded realm that grew into Russia
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Ivan “The Terrible”- 1547 Ivan the
Great’s grandson
 Russia’s first crowned czar (supreme
ruler)
 Expanding even more into non-slav
territory
After Ivan “The Terrible”
 Country in decline, economically,
socially
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Romanov dynasty came to power in 1613
By 1650 many peasants had become serfs
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Control under nobility
Russia Left Behind Europe
Peter “The Great”- wanted to modernize like
rest of Europe
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Created stronger military, expanded territory,
developed trade with Western Europe
New Capital created St. Petersburg “A window into
the West”
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1891 Czar Alexander III
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The Russian Revolution
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Expansion into Siberia
Construction of Trans-Siberian RR
Completed 1916
Rebellions and revolutions in America and France
gave desire for new lifestyle
Czar Alexander II
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Freed serfs in 1861, no education, moved to cities
Russification- made people convert, follow eastern
orthodox Christianity, speech, persecutions
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Karl Marx- classless society, with an equal
share of wealth, working class against the
wealthy
WWI
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Bolsheviks- revolutionary group led by Vladimir
Lenin, believed in communism
Civil War, Red Army vs. White army
Joseph Stalin- 1924
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WWII
Cold War