unfaithful husband Peter was proclaimed Emperor of Russia and she became Empress. Soon after Peter came to throne‚ he created many enemies within the government and church. On June 28‚ 1762‚ Catherine was fed up. She rallied troops to support her and declared herself the sole ruler of Russia. Catherine spent years securing her new position. She carefully selected all who represented her and won over the military and citizens. This then led to her long reign over all of Russia. Following in the
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Streltsy revolt in 1968. Peter left Russia almost immediately to go on his tour round the Great Embassy having no strong leader‚ rumors had circulated that he was not who he said he was and when the Streltsy went to Asov they were very far away from Moscow so couldn’t see there families. Peter left Russia to try and westernize it. He went on the Great Embassy travelling to countries such as England and Holland etc to see how there country was run. In doing so‚ he left Russia in a state. There was
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year period Russia witnessed three enlightened rulers‚ Ivan IV‚ Peter I‚ and Catherine II. Yet their enlightened dispositions were merely facades to hide ulterior motives of gaining more absolute power. They primarily sought to increase their power on the Russian throne. During Ivan IV’s rule‚ 1533 to 1584‚ Ivan IV enacted a variety of both enlightened and despotic policies. During the beginning of his reign Ivan IV was kept even-tempered by his wife‚ Anastasia. Ivan IV freed Russia from the Tatars’
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Alexeyvna‚ who was destined to become Catherine the Great.1 Ekaterina was actually called Catherine the Little2‚ because both women held the same saint namesake and both were considered intelligent and instrumental in the change of the government from Peter III to Catherine the Great. Princess Ekaterina Dashkova’s memoir addresses power struggles‚ gender inequality‚ and the disparities between different ethnicities in a multi-ethnic empire. Through her remembrances‚ Dashkova reveals how unstable court
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Treaty of Westphalia and its impact upon how states conduct relations with each other I was interested in finding out how it impacted conflicts subsequent to the treaty. This paper will therefore analyze The Great Northern War and both the diplomatic impact upon the conflict as well as the conflict itself impact upon diplomacy. The Great Northern War lasted from 1700 until 1721 and had the nation-states of Russia‚ Denmark‚ and others allied against the Swedish Empire‚ as well as dominated the European
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1. Serfdom of Russia: Serfs were not given many rights‚ but were used for labor on the large lands the powerful leaders and people of the time had 2. . Catherine the Great: German born Russian tsarina in the 18th century; ruled after the assassination of her husband; gave appearance of enlightened rule 3. Ivan IV: Ivan the terrible; confirmed power of tsarist autocracy by attacking authority of boyars (aristocrats); continued policy of Russian expansion 4. Expansion: Russia was stretching
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held power and influence over government was diminished to the precipice of oblivion. King Louis XIV in France‚ the Hohenzollerns of Prussia‚ and Peter the Great of Russia all sought complete control of their territories. Although their economic statuses remained‚ the power of the European nobles had weakened. After the Sun King stated‚ “I am the state‚” the people of France knew that he was the only‚ divine ruler of their country‚ and were made to believe that anything he does is infallible
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make religion and finally build something worthy of your glory. Two Enlightened despots that took after Louis were Joseph II of Austria and Peter the Great‚ Czar of Russia. Both rulers had enlightened and despotic characteristics. Yet Joseph was more Enlightened and Peter more despotic. Both characteristics were important to have a strong nation‚ but as Peter exemplifies having more despotic characteristics helps a ruler maintain power and strengthen the nation‚ more so then enlightened ones. Joseph
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in Russian literature. This character can particularly be found in works such as Pushkin’s Queen of Spades‚ Griboyedov’s Woe from Wit‚ and even briefly in Gogol’s Dead Souls. At the time that Karamzin published Poor Liza‚ Russia had recently seen the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1741-1761) who played a great role in shaping Russia’s identity and culture. Through a close reading of those Russian texts which include the Elizabeth character‚ an understanding of this name’s historic role in Russian literature
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form the 1500’s until the 1700’s‚ some of the most notable autocrats were Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I of England‚ Philip II of Spain‚ Charles V of the holy Roman Empire‚ and Shin Huangdi Of China. Peter the Great of Russia and King Louis XIV of France are two of the most famous autocrats that ever lived because they made their nation more powerful and advance than before. Peter the Great was one of the greatest reformers in Russian history bringing about dramatic change in values and institutions
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