1. CIS REVIEW

34. THE RISE OF RUSSIA

36. Lies across Eurasian Plain Borders Europe and China Ural Mts. Boundary between Europe and Asia North –Forests-lumber, fuel Hunters – fur-cold icy climate Border of North-(part of Ukraine) home to Russia’s 1 st civilization Steppe-South –treeless grassland-pasture, nomads

37. Rivers run north to south Transportation Trade Linked early Russia to advanced Byzantine Empire

38. Center of 1 st Russian State Golden Horde – Mongols take Kiev Fierce conquers – conquered ruled their lands if tax was paid Russians learn absolute power concept Russia cut off from Western Europe Lost advancements in arts and sciences

39. Mongol Power declines Russian Princes defeat Golden Horde Ivan III, The Great, 1462-1505 Brings Northern Russia under his control Regains Russian territory lost during Mongol Rule Builds framework for absolute rule – refers to himself as tsar In power he is like highest God

40. RIGID CLASS STRUCTURE

41. CRIMEAN WAR

42. DOMINATED RUSSIAN SOCIETY DID NOT WANT ANY CHANGES

43. EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY

44. URAL MOUNTAINS

45. WITH ABSOLUTE POWER

46. ROMANOVS

47. PETER THE GREAT

48. CATHERINE THE GREAT

49. NAPOLEON

50. SERFS

51. ALEXANDER II

52. KARL MARX

53. BLOODY SUNDAY

54. PROLETARIANS

55. BOURGEOISIE

56. OVERTHROW OF BOURGEOUSIE BY PROLETARIANS

57. NICHOLAS II

58. BOLSHEVIK

59. SOCIALIST OR COMMUNIST STATE

60. LENIN

61. ALL ARE MEMBERS IN A CLASSLESS SOCIETY

62. STALIN

63. THE NON-AGGRESSION PACT

64. COLD RUSSIAN WINTER

65. NUCLEAR WEAPONS

66. COLD WAR

67. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

68. GLASNOST

69. PERESTROIKA

70. INDEPENDENT NATIONS

71. A COMMONWEALTH

72. RUSSIA, SOVIET UNION, CIS

73. THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

74. GORBACHEV