Russia under Peter the Great #12

What was Russia during the 16th century?

It was much smaller and far behind the country.

Who assumed to be the start of the Westernization in Russia?

Peter I.

What were the types of personality a Russian ruler had to have in himself?

The ruler needed to be a nice Christian ruler and at the same time cruel and authoritarian ruler.

Was ruler in Russia ruling both country and religion?

Yes. He was a secular and religious authority.

Were Russian ruling elite Slavic?

Nah, not really.

Who kicked out the Mongols from Russia and fetishized on Rome?

Ivan III.

What were immigrants from the West doing to Russia?

Making it more Western because it was really backwards.

What education had most Russians?

They were poor so illiterate.

When did Peter I become a ruler of Russia?

When he was 10.

Did Peter I ruled alone from the start?

No, he was as co-ruler with the Ivan and had a regent — Sofia.

Who ruled until Peter I became of age?

Sofia, his sister.

What was Peter I interested in as a child?

In war and soldier life.

Who for Peter I influenced with Wester ideas?

By the foreigners he conducted to.

Between what two people were chosen the new ruler of Russia after Sofia?

Between Ivan V and Peter I.

What ideas did Ivan V support?

He supported old and traditional Russia. He was ill and really religious.

What ideas did Peter I support?

He was all about making Russia Western. Also, he was really energetic and was viewed as really European.

What did Peter I do to Russian Church?

He put it under state control upsetting the clergy.

What did Peter I do to the capital?

He moved it from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

Who was powering all the work in Russia?

Serfs.

Who were cossacks?

Semiautonomous people who rebelled against Peter I.

Who was prince Alexei?

He was Peter I’s son who went against dad and got brutally tortured until death when he came back to Russia.

Where was the main fur trade happening in Russia?

In Siberia.

Did Russia become a big naval power?

No. Even though Peter I really wanted Russia couldn't become a great naval power.

What was a bad consequence of the taxation for every male by head made by Peter I?

Because they were counting people they counted a lot of them as serfs when they weren't so forced them and their kids to become serfs. Was good for economy but terrible socially.