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Chapter 18: The Rise of Russia
The rise of the Russian Empire, unlike the rise of Western colonial empires. After freeing themselves from Mongol domination by 1480, the Russians pushed…
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Peasants labored on large estates to produce grain for sale to the West. Western merchants in return brought the serfs’ owners manufactured and luxury items. Peasants did have some rights; village governments regulated many aspects of life. Most peasants remained poor and illiterate; they paid high taxes and performed extensive labor services in agriculture, mining, and manufacturing. Their condition deteriorated throughout the eighteenth century.
Serfdom in Russia - Wikipedia
Before the Mongol conquest, Russia’s peasantry had been relatively free. The government from the sixteenth century encouraged serfdom as a means of conciliating the nobility and of extending state control over peasants. A 1649 act made serfdom hereditary; other seventeenth and eighteenth century laws tied serfs to the land and augmented the legal rights of landlords.
Catherine II
Reign of Catherine (1762-1796). She used the Pugachev peasant rebellion as an excuse to extend central government authority. Catherine was also a Westernizer and brought Enlightenment ideas to Russia, but centralization and strong royal authority were more important to her than Western reform was. She gave new power over serfs to the nobles in return for their service in the bureaucracy and military.
How to Understand Machiavellianism: 12 Steps (with Pictures)
How she ruled Russia was pro ably through extreme dictation and control. I predicted that she had a lot of power and did whatever she wanted. In the wikihow, it stated that Machiavellianism is one of three personality traits to as the dark triad, along with narcissism and phsychopathy.
Internet History Sourcebooks: Modern History
Catherine The Great was an ambitious, strong, and bold woman. She was also very stubborn, and never made the same mistakes twice proving she was smart and careful. She was a very passionate princess, but still held in check by the feat and consciousness of internal troubles. She really loved science and the arts, flourishing in the Empire. Her ruling was based on Machiavellianism, and she was also very cunning.
Russian Patriarch Fears Return to 'Time of Troubles'
The patriarch of Moscow and all Russia focused on the Time of Troubles, a volatile period of political intrigues and uprisings in the 16th century. He talks about how we must prevent the time of troubles and rather focus on ensuring the states sovereignty, and it's national honor.