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History and Governments

Explore the transformative history of Russia from the dominance of Moscovy to the fall of Communism and the emergence of the new Russia. Delve into the reigns of Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and Alexander III, and journey through pivotal events like the Russian Revolution, Soviet Era, and the Cold War. Witness the evolution of Russian governance and the shift from autocracy to democracy, culminating in the reforms under Vladimir Putin in the new Russia.

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History and Governments

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  1. History and Governments Russia

  2. Rise of Russia • Moscovy become the dominate group. • Ivan III expanded the realm • Created the nation of Russia. • Ivan IV rules (Ivan the Terrible) • Established the czar (supreme ruler/god on earth) • Absolute monarchy (Autocracy) • Used Secret Police • Expanded the territory to non-Slavs • Felt Nobles had killed wife

  3. Romanovs • Peter “the Great” • Enlarged the territory • Westernization • Built up the military • Developed trade Europe • Moved capital to St. Petersburg • Catherine the Great • Expanded Empire • Got warm water port on Black Sea. • Alexander III expanded Russia • Took parts of Siberia • Created the Trans-Siberian Railroad • From Moscow to Vladivostok

  4. Causes Russian Revolution • Czar Alexander III • Continued Russian as official language • Strict censorship • Pogroms • Watched schools and universities • Forced rapid industrialization • With negative side effects

  5. Soviet Era • The communist era begins with: • Japan defeats Russia • Abdication by Nicholas II • Russian exit of World War I • Provisional democratic government • Bolsheviks vs Mensheviks • Lenin leads Bolsheviks • Mensheviks backed by US and Britain • Communist win: want to spread doctrine

  6. Stalin takes power • Lenin dies; Stalin vs Trotsky • Stalin wins: Trotsky dies in exile • Controls Russia with iron fist • Establishes secret police • Set up gulags • Indoctrination • censorship • Glorification of the state • Command economy • Denies basic liberties.

  7. Cold War Ideas Soviet Union United States Economic System--- Capitalism Government--- Democracy Place in the world--- Western Europe and North America Goal--- Containment • Economic System---Communism • Government--- Totalitarian Dictatorship • Place in World--- Eastern Europe and Central Asia • Goal --- Worldwide revolution

  8. Fall of Communism • Problems in Communism • Working class poor • Communist rulers with privileges • Mikhail Gorbachev’s idea: • Perestroika-economic restructuring • Glasnost—more freedom in politics. • States break away from the Soviet Union • 15 new countries formed; create Commonwealth of Independent States.

  9. New Russia • Russia changed the economy • Moved from command economy to market economy • Causing unemployment and inflation • Vladimir Putin reform: • Reformed labor • Banking • Private property

  10. Paragraph • What three people most influenced Russia? Why?

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