CIS REVIEW

THE RISE OF RUSSIA

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

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

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

Mongol Power declines Russian Princes defeat Golden Horde Ivan III, The Great, 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

RIGID CLASS STRUCTURE

CRIMEAN WAR

DOMINATED RUSSIAN SOCIETY DID NOT WANT ANY CHANGES

EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY

URAL MOUNTAINS

WITH ABSOLUTE POWER

ROMANOVS

PETER THE GREAT

CATHERINE THE GREAT

NAPOLEON

SERFS

ALEXANDER II

KARL MARX

BLOODY SUNDAY

PROLETARIANS

BOURGEOISIE

OVERTHROW OF BOURGEOUSIE BY PROLETARIANS

NICHOLAS II

BOLSHEVIK

SOCIALIST OR COMMUNIST STATE

LENIN

ALL ARE MEMBERS IN A CLASSLESS SOCIETY

STALIN

THE NON-AGGRESSION PACT

COLD RUSSIAN WINTER

NUCLEAR WEAPONS

COLD WAR

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

GLASNOST

PERESTROIKA

INDEPENDENT NATIONS

A COMMONWEALTH

RUSSIA, SOVIET UNION, CIS

THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

GORBACHEV