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Objectives

Objectives. Examine Russia’s isolation from W.ern Europe Discuss Peter’s goals for Russia. Russia before Peter. Serfdom (just like Feudalism) Unlike W.ern Europe Russia still has Ruled by Boyars nobles. Russia before Peter. Isolated Russia part of Eastern Orthodox Church not RC

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Objectives

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  1. Objectives • Examine Russia’s isolation from W.ern Europe • Discuss Peter’s goals for Russia

  2. Russia before Peter • Serfdom (just like Feudalism) • Unlike W.ern Europe Russia still has • Ruled by Boyars • nobles

  3. Russia before Peter • Isolated • Russia part of Eastern Orthodox Church • not RC • Russia ruled by the Mongols • cut off from Europe • Only seaport was Archangel

  4. Peter the man • Large man 6’8’’ • 1st part reign • Traveled W.ern Europe • In disguise • Had 2 major goals for Russia • Modernize Russia • Get warm H2O seaport

  5. Peter increases his power • Became head of Russian Church • What other King that we learned about was head of his countries church? • Decreased Boyars power • not appointing them to high offices in gov’t. • Created full-time standing army • modeled after European countries • Greatly increased taxes

  6. Questions • Describe what Russia was like before Peter. • Why was Russia isolated from Europe • What were Peter’s 2 main goals for Russia? • How did Peter increase his power?

  7. Peter modernizes Russia“Westernized” • Increased the status of Women • Allowed women to be seen in public without veils • Changed the calendar • Got rid of the Russian calendar and adopted the Julian calendar • Advanced education • School for arts and sciences • navigation

  8. Peter modernizes Russia • Brought potatoes from western Europe • Brought back the ideas of Mercantilism • Created the first Russian Newspaper • Changed the culture as well • Made men shave their beards and wear shorter coats

  9. Expansion for a warm water port • 1st attempt – Get Azov on the Black Sea • Problem – owned by the Turks • Solution – attack them and take it • Outcome – Russians get it for several years than the Turks take it back

  10. Expansion for a warm water port • 2nd attempt: Get access to Baltic Sea • Problem: owned by the Swedes • Solution: attack them and take it • Outcome: Russians win, in 1721 Russians get a piece of land on the Baltic Sea • Drained the swamp at the mouth of the Neva River • built the town of St. Petersburg

  11. Questions • List 3 ways Peter “westernized” Russia. • Where did Russia finally get a warm water sea port? • What city was built there?

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