History of Russia: A look at the Russian political gravity

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Presentation

Pages :

8 pages

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.doc

Published date :

12/18/2008

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Political science

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Summary :

Introduction.
1. Autocratic rule in Russia.
2. The Kievan state.
Appanage Russia.
1. The center of Russian political gravity.
2. Ivan III's defeat of the Mongols.
3. Ivan III's formal introduction of a new centralizing rule and a struggle for power.
Measures to counter the interests of the Muscovite aristocracy.
Time of Troubles: the ongoing struggle between the centralizing powers in Moscow and the decentralizing interests of the Boyars.
The beginning of Imperial Russia.
1. Peter's tradition treading reign.
2. The provincial reforms of 1775.
3. The autocracy and the nobility on relatively firm footing together.
Post-emancipation Russia.
1. Characterized by rapid modernization.
2. Nicolas II's pursuit of the preservation of the autocracy.
The primary ingredients of early Russia.
1. The Kievan state as a product of the already existing, rudimentary internal order of the Slavic princes.
2. Kiev's failure to become a solidly unified state.
3. Insulation of Novgorod to counter Mongol rule.
The beginning of Imperial Russia and her official Westernization.
1. Russia galvanized as a European power.
Conclusion - The progress in the 19th Century.

Abstract

Autocratic rule in russia initially evolved at odds with the interests of the landed gentry before finally undermining their power via the establishment of a service gentry, loyal to the state, and appeasing them with the slow institutionalization of serfdom. The primary ingredients of early russia were the Slavic peoples who had migrated into the country, establishing tribal orders ruled by warrior princes, and the invading Varangians, or "Rus," of Scandinavian descent. On their way south to trade in Constantinople, the Varangians pillaged and plundered from the rudimentary, feudal city states along the route, eventually exacting tribute from the native Slavs. Despite what is alleged by the Primary Chronicle, the Varangians most likely imposed their rule over the Slavs, consequently settling and inter-populating with the conquered peoples. Thus, the unification of the Kievan state in early russia was the product of the already existing, rudimentary internal order of the Slavic princes and the forceful, external influence of the invading Varangians.