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The Muscovy State: Rise of an Empire - The Time of Troubles (1603-1613)

Explore the period of the Muscovy State known as the Time of Troubles, from 1603 to 1613. Learn about the reigns of Feodor Ivanovich, Boris Godunov, Vasili Shuisky, and the struggle for Moscow's independence. Discover the events that led to the establishment of the House of Romanovs in 1613.

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The Muscovy State: Rise of an Empire - The Time of Troubles (1603-1613)

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  1. HISTORY OF RUSSIA Ms. Kseniya Zharchinskaya, assistant professor (Жарчинская Ксения at portal.tpu.ru) November 5 2015

  2. Lecture 2: The Muscovy State. Rise of an Empire 4.1. «The Time of troubles» – 1603 – 1613 Feodor Ivanovich, 1584 – 1598. • Opened borders for foreigners, • Did not have childrenand became the last representative of Rurik dynasty, • Got the title «Blessed» because he did not interested in politics.

  3. Lecture 2: The Muscovy State. Rise of an Empire 4.1. «The Time of troubles» – 1603 – 1613 Boris Godunov, 1598 – 1605 • Was elected by people of «Земскийсобор» (Grand National Assembly); • Built new cities (e.g. Voronezh, Samara, Saratov, Tomsk); • Built fortresses along the borders of Russia; • Issued a decree on the "Fixed years" in 1597, which led to the Serfdom of Russia («крепостной крестьянин», the term for an unfree peasant).

  4. The Great Famine, Russia, 1601 – 1603

  5. Polish – Muscovite war, 1605 – 1618

  6. Russian prince Dmitry (1582 —1591) He was last son of Ivan IV. Died under mysterious circumstancesin 1591. Boris Godunov is sometimes blamed for his death.

  7. Gregory Otrepiev, 1605 Russian impostersof Dmitry IvanovichFalse DmitryI – Лжедмитрий I;Григорий Отрепьев, former monk, supported by polish magnates in 1605.False Dmitry II – Лжедмитрий II1609 - 1610; the “rebel of Tushino”.personality is not discovered. «Pseudo» False Dmitry II, 1613

  8. Lecture 2: The Muscovy State. Rise of an Empire 4.1. «The Time of troubles» – 1603 – 1613 Vasili Shuisky, 1606 – 1610 • Murdered False Dmitri, killed 2000 Poles, who occupied Moscow; • Signed an alliance with Sweden; • Did not continue a fight for throne after 1610.

  9. Struggle for Moscow (independence), 1612 75

  10. Pozharsky and Minin monument near the St Basil's Cathedral, 1804–1816. National Unity Day on the 4th of November (in the memory of 1612 struggle for independence) Stated by Vladimir Putin in 2005, replaced the previous celebrations for the Great October Revolution of 1917 (the 7th of November). Dmitry Pozharsky is asked to lead thearmy against Poles

  11. Lecture 2: The Muscovy State. Rise of an Empire Painting of the 16-year-old Mikhail taking the crown in 1613 by Grigory Ugryumov, 1764 – 1823. The House of Romanovs (1613 – 1917)

  12. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova

  13. Michael Romanov 1613 – 1645 • Was elected by the Grand National Assembly, • Finished a war with Sweden, • Started to recover the country, • Created 5 government offices – Prikazy (Posolsky, Razryadny, Streletsky, Treasury, Aptekarsky)

  14. Aleksey Romanov 1645 – 1676 • Raised taxes (e.g. for the Sault), • Lowered the salaries of servicemen, • Wrote a new legal code Sobornoye ulozheniye, 1649. • The peasants were tied to the land on which they worked, • Put down the rebellions, • The eastern part of Ukraine («Little Russia») came to Russia.

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