1. Russia, Part 1 Beginnings to 17 th Century

2. The Beginning of Rus Slavs 862 – Rurik, a local chieftain establishes Rus centered at Novogrod 882 – Oleg adds Kiev to Rus 989 – Prince Vladimir I chooses Byzantine Orthodox Christianity as state religion

3. Invasions Mongols Batu Khan’s Golden Horde, including Tatars Kiev Novogrod Alexander Nevsky – Teutonic Knights and Swedes

4. The Rise of Moscow, 14 th – 15 th C. Vassal to Vladimir Kiev metropolitan to Moscow Grand Prince of Moscow Expelled Tatars from Russia, refused to pay tributes Ivan III “The Great” – annexes Novogrod The Great Stand on Ugra River, “Third Rome”, Italian artisans

5. Tsars of Russia, 1547 - 1721 Ivan IV “The Terrible” – adopted “Tsar”, boyars Patriarch of Moscow Killed own son Boris Gudonov – brother- in-law of Fyodor, little Dmitri “Time of Troubles” The two Fake Dimitris Polish – Muscovite War 1612 – Poles expelled

6. The Romanovs 1613 – Michael elected Boyars enact serfdom Salt riot, copper riot, the Moscow Uprising Cossack Stenka Razin Peter the Great Catherine the Great

7. Peter the Great, 1672-1725 Alliance with Poles against Swedes 1703 - St. Petersburg Empire Replaced the Duma with a small council Absolutism Abolished patriarch

9. Catherine the Great