Absolute Rulers of Russia
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Russia
Labor
Religion
Geography
Western Europe
Labor
Religion
Geography
Russia
Western Europe
•Serfs are property
•Cannot leave the
land
•Are bought and
sold
•Orthodox Christian
•Won freedom during
ren/ref
•Moved to cities
•Catholics & Protestants
•Isolated
•Trade & political
•Few seaports – none connections are easily
warm water
made
Absolute
ruler
Takes throne at 3
Fighting between the
boyars (nobles) about
controlling Ivan
@16 Ivan takes over
and crowns himself
Czar
• At age 16 he seized power and
became czar
• Added land to Russia
• Gave Russia a code of laws
His
wife died – he blamed boyars
Has secret police kill the boyars &
associates
Thousands died
Tortured
and executed thousands of people
Once had an entire city killed because a
few people planned an uprising
Ivan tortured people himself
He
came up with elaborate types of torture:
Burning people alive in a huge pot of water
Frying people to death
Tearing off their limbs
Time
of Troubles
Boyars struggling for power
Heirs of czar died mysteriously
Michael
Romanov starts
the Romanov
dynasty
Strengthened
government
Enforced laws
Put down revolts
Visited
the West
Wanted reform Russian society –
“Westernize” it
• Really wanted their technology
• Institute Western manners
Took
control of the Russian Orthodox Church
Hired European officers to train his soldiers
Raised womens’ status
Removed traditional veils
Marry of their own free will
• Beard Tax: “Beards are a ridiculous ornament”
• Ordered the nobles to wear Western fashions
Would
be the seaport Peter wanted
Somewhere
from 25,000 to 100,000
people died in the building of the city