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Russian Empire (1462-1917)

Russian Empire (1462-1917). By Nick Chalkley , Keenan Funk, and Alex K aiser. Military Factors. In 1462 Ivan III came to power. He began to conquer Mongol lands around Moscow and build up his strength By 1480, he had destroyed the majority of Mongol control

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Russian Empire (1462-1917)

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  1. Russian Empire(1462-1917)

  2. By Nick Chalkley, Keenan Funk, and Alex Kaiser

  3. Military Factors • In 1462 Ivan III came to power. He began to conquer Mongol lands around Moscow and build up his strength • By 1480, he had destroyed the majority of Mongol control • He continued his conquest for 2 decades, tripling the size of Moscow’s territory

  4. Military Factors Continued • Starting in 1533, Ivan IV conquered more Mongol lands to the south and east, adding them to Russia • Peter I conquered part of Sweden, creating Russia’s “Window into the West”

  5. Cultural Factors • Majority of Russia was Orthodox Christian • Many different cultures incorporated • Russia modernized itself by opening up to the West

  6. Political Factors • Czar- Russian Emperor • Ivan IV gained throne as a child and ruled for 50 years He took three steps to improve government • Conquest 2. Institution reforms uniform code of laws 3. Fought feudalism- curb the power of boyars (Russian landowning nobilities)

  7. Economic Factors • Peter I- Built a modern new capital named St. Petersburg. Built factories, roads, a professional army ,and civil services. • Catherine the Great- founded schools and supported arts and science. She promoted Enlightenment, principles of justice, and good government.

  8. Social Factors • Nearly half of peasants were poor(20 million) • Social system was outdated • Uprising from the Serfs was common • Social system was feudalistic

  9. Reasons for Decline • Outdated social system led to a serf uprising • Population grew about half were serfs (about 20 million) • Brought the empire crumbling down • Too concentrated on science and technological developments and ignored socio-political developments

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