Russia history

When was the Stenka Razin revolt? (took Astrakhan with help from rebelling streltsy and long swathes of land along the Volga river)

1670-1671

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The Cossacks left and right banks unite and appeal to Turkey leading to Turkish invasion. Anti Turkish league attempted by Alexis to Catholic nations but failed. Showed Russia moving from isolation and interacting with Non-orthodoz religions

1672

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Trade statute banning forigeners from domestic trade. Showed Russian merchants more confident in their worth however not modernising at all

1667

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Ulozhenie (codified serfdom/ class system for the next 200 years)

1649

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Salt riot (caused the Ulozhenie to be formed)

1648

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First church schism (Nikon afraid Rus orthodox xhurxh moving away from Byzantine roots so changes hand gestures and frequnecy of Halleyuahs causing mass panic from Raskolniki)

1653

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Second church schism (Nikon and Alexis argued who was more important. Alexis won and removed Nikon giving him the choice of patriarch and reinforcing absolutism)

1666

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Russian frigate Orel created by Alexis signified Russian changes

1668

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Death of Alexei- Feodor ascends with Sophia as regent

1676

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Death of Feodor- following palace coup Ivan and Peter crowned joint Tsars Sophia as regent

1682

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Ivan and Sophia no longer de facto ruler and regent- Peter ascends

1689

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Peters mother Natalya dies leaving Peter as independent sovereign

1694

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Peter dies and his wife takes the throne

1725

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Golitsyn & Sophia Crimean campaigns

1687 & 1688

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Peter marries Eudoxia (start of the fall of Sophia)

1689

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Tsarevich Alexis born and drunken synod formed

1690

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Azov campaigns (first failure and second a success as Peter fixed the supply trains and got barges and more seige equipment. Resulted in Russia taking Azov a important outlet and fort in the black sea)

1694 & 1695

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First Russians sent west to learn seamenship

1695

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Grand embassy departs (for Peter to admire other nations and try to form alliances anti Swede and Ottomans)

1697

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Beard and then dress reform and

1698 and 1700-1702

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Streltsy mutiny (whilst Peter was on great embassy stretlst rebelled as they were being treated poorly as Peter hated them. Rebellion put down by General Gordon)

1698

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Ratusha established (allowed towns to collect revenue and stimulate trade so as to reduce power of provincial government. All tax collection was overseen by the Ratusha)

1699

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Julian calander adopted (shows modernisation)

1700

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Great northern war begins and humiliating battle of Narva which led to great military reform with church bells being melted to make new weaponary. Salt was monopolised and currency debased and conscription to fix military issues. Poll tax raised

1700

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Russia reach mouth of riva Neva and form St Petersburg after the tide of war changes as shown by two smaller battles the year prior in Erestfer and Hummelshof

1703

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Astrakhan revolt

1705

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Treaty of Altranstadt Augustus renounced claim to throne and left Peters anti Swede alliance

1706

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Don Cossack revolt (made up of many deserters that ran from serfdom)

1707

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1709 Battle of Poltava (Reversal of Narva with Russia absolutely shattering Swede force prompting the end of the war)

1709

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Pruth campaign (surrounded by the Ottomans leading to them having to give up Azov and supposedly allowing Charles safe passage back to Sweden)

1711

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Senate system founded (based on Swedish model to replace the Boyar Duma. It acted as a more efficienct system to collect taxes and organise administration etc)

1711

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Education decree (all Russian 10- to 15-year-old children of the nobility, government clerks, and lesser-ranked officials must learn basic mathematics and geometry, and should be tested on the subjects at the end of their studies. Modernising effect)

1714

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Law of single inheritance (ruled that the estates continued in a primogeniture inheritance rather then a gavelkind)

1714

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Tsarevich Alexis flees Russia to hide from Peter. Finds refugee with brother in law Emperor of the HRE

1716

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Table of ranks (Established by Peter to make system more meritocratic)

1722

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Foundation of colleges (replace Prikazy and was based on Sweden model and improved efficiency)

1718

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Alexis tortured to death and Charles died

1718

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St Petersburg Naval acadamy founded (showed modernisation and emhpasis of education)

1719

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Holy Synod established (replaced the Patriach and secured Peters power as autocrat whilst putting all Church tax at whim of Tsar whilst removing Patriarchs opposition)

1721

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Treaty of Nystatd (gave Russia Livonia and Estonia and ceded St Petersburg)

1721

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Law on Imperial succession passed that allowed Tsar to elect successor

1722

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Russia academy of science formed (showed modernisation within Russia)

1724

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Peter the Great dies and Catherine I (his wife inherits)

1725

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Mon'y Prikaz founded that appropriated Church income a year after Peter appointed his own Patriarch Yavorsky

1701

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Census and Poll tax

1719

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By Peters death they had the biggest fleet in the baltic

1725

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In the objective for military reform other parts of the country had to improve

Education (St Petersburg Naval acadamy 1719), Table of ranks (1922), Industry (promoted monopolies of industry and subsididsed other industry to maximise wartime production which increased overall position of country) and the same with agriculture

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Foreign traders rights partially reduced to appease Russians

1646

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Foreign mercs hired to train Russian army. How many foreign advisors hired before Peters reign which helped to modernise Russia?

20,000

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Small state state owned iron foundries existed/ created which showed modernisation and focus on industry

1672

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Persian campaign to gain Caucasion provinces

1922-1923

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Russia gain Smolensk and Kiev from the war with Poland

1667

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