1. Russia’s Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300 – 1800
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Russia’s Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, – 1800
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2. 1. Russia’s Eastern Orientation
A. The Byzantine and Mongol Heritage
1. Byzantine influence
2. Mongol influence
B. The Rise of Moscow
1. Ivan I
2. Ivan the Great and the end of Mongol rule
C. Ivan the Terrible and His Impact
1. Ivan’s reforms and eastward expansion
2. Ivan’s reign of terror
3. The Time of Troubles
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3. 1. Russia’s Eastern Orientation (cont’d)
D. The Early Romanovs and the Russian Church Schism
1. Romanov rule
2. Russian Church Schism
E. Muscovite Culture and Society
1. Orthodox and Asian influences
2. Serfdom and collective liability
3. The Cossacks
F. Russia’s Expansion Across Asia
1. The Cossack conquest of Siberia
2. Connections and conflicts with China
3. The Extension of Russian Rule
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4. 2. Russia’s Western Orientation
A. Peter the Great: Westernization and War
1. Youth
2. Western reforms
3. Saint Petersburg
4. Great Northern War
5. The darker side of Peter the Great
B. Elizabeth I: Culture, Elegance, and Conflict
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5. 2. Russia’s Western Orientation (cont’d)
C. Catherine the Great: Enlightenment and Expansion
1. The Enlightenment in Russia
2. Limits of reform
3. Russian expansion
4. Partition of Poland
D. Russia’s Eurasian Society
1. Commerce, culture, and gender roles
2. Religious and ethnic diversity
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6. Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
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Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
Saint Basil's Cathedral, built on the edge of Moscow's Red Square to celebrate Russian expansion in the 1550s, is a striking symbol of Russia's Eurasian culture, combining and connecting contrasting features of Eastern and Western cultures.

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The Kremlin in the 1400s.

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Muscovite cavalry.

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13. An iconostasis with five rows of icons in a Russian Orthodox Church.
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An iconostasis with five rows of icons in a Russian Orthodox Church.

14. A Russian peasant woman's outfit.
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A Russian peasant woman's outfit.

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16. Scene from Irkutsk, a Siberian settlement founded by Cossacks in 1652.
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Scene from Irkutsk, a Siberian settlement founded by Cossacks in 1652.

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Peter the Great.

18. Peter the Great's Palace in St. Petersburg.
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Peter the Great's Palace in St. Petersburg.

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20. Catherine's charter expanding rights of Russian nobles.
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Catherine's charter expanding rights of Russian nobles.

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Russian trader.

24. An early Russian newspaper.
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An early Russian newspaper.

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