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    Russia 1462-1522 Reign of Ivan III (the great) -annexes many of the surrounding territories 1533-1584 Reign of Ivan the Terrible -First czar of Russia -Conquers Mongol territories and gets Russia a Caspian Sea port 1584-1613 Time of Troubles -anarchy and civil war -Poland invades Russia 1613 Michael Romanov is elected by an assembly of nobles to be tsar -beginning of the Romanov dynasty which ruled Russia until 1917 -brought stability to end the time of troubles -country was

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    reign ushered in a revolutionary political system that would change the world. He claimed his throne unprepared after the sudden death of his father "Alexander III". His father rarely taught him the things necessary to control an empire as big as Russia and shortly after this‚ the country quickly fell into turmoil. Many unfortunate incidents occurred during his rule‚ the first one being at his corronation in Moscow (1895)‚ where a number of people (the number itself is disputed and ranges

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    The Mongolian rule had a very direct impact on the states of Russia and China. The Mongols impacted them both politically and economically. In China and Russia‚ the Mongol era brought a great change in political power. The Khans‚ or “Great Leaders” ruled both places and destroyed cities and killed government officials. This was not just an example of the Mongols ruthlessness but it was a form of tactics that brought fear into the opposing people so they would never revolt. Also‚ in China

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    the Soviet Union‚ Russia has faced many privations. One of these hardships was to surmount the collapse of the Soviet’s way of operating by the public sector. After the collapse‚ Russia tried to quickly move towards the private sector/market economy‚ they ended the governmental control over economic activity. The shift between having a communist system to having a capitalist system was a struggle; there were many challenges faced in trying to switch to a market economy. Russia took two major actions

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    Positive influence of Mongol Yoke to Russia In the middle of 12th century‚ the Mongol hordes advanced on the Russian land. In Russian chronicles we can find such kind of words about that invasion: “For our sins unknown nations arrived. No one knew their origin or whence they came‚ or what religion they practiced. That is known only to God‚ and perhaps to wise men learned in books” (Answers.com). There are many opinions about influence of Mongol Yoke to Russia. Mostly historians and ordinary people

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    place or person wanted to modernize or become better ‚ to become like the people he had meet in his travels. Peters Russia sadly was to old and stuck in her ways‚ she was not even close enough to the standards of her brothers in Europe. This though only made the tsar more determined to bring Russia and her people out of the Middle Ages weather willingly or by force. His beloved Russia was going to join her brothers and become better then them if it was the last thing the tars would do..

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    Joseph Stalin is an incredibly important figure in the history of Russia. During his reign of terror‚ Russia developed into a formidable world power. As he worked to modernize Russia‚ his use of violence against the people led to an impressive death toll. Despite this‚ Stalin’s carefully maintained public image made him beloved amongst many of his people. Before Stalin’s rise to power‚ Russia was not industrialized and was based mostly on peasant farmers. Stalin realized the need to Russia’s industry

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    reforms in the interest of Russia such as the reorganization of the Government‚ in the military‚ the economy and also in the appearance of his social structure to reflect western ideals. After a visit West did he decide that Russia was not suitable for the modern advancements of their neighboring European nations. Not only did Peter adopt the standard of living of the western European world; his efforts sped up Russia’s development greatly. In the westernization of Russia‚ Peter made a more stable

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    going through changes; there were a set of new powers that began to rise. Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia were joining the ranks of other strong European countries due to the fact that they were all beginning to build powerful nations. There were important figures in all three countries that led them in the rise to power. Maria Theresa played a major role in Austria’s gain of power because unlike Russia and Prussia‚ Austria had once been a powerful nation. Maria Theresa was the only female ruler

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    MARKET ANALYSIS TARGET We have chosen Russia to be our target market because it has undergone a decline in the production of the agricultural sector and nowadays the country is trying to face this problem. Besides that‚ we have thought that it could be a great place to offer our product so they can also reach a significant growth in terms of technology. It is important to mention that for this country investment and innovation are quite relevant. It also should be pointed out that 10% of the

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