I. The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire

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Russia and its Neighbors An Historical Approach
to Contemporary Problems
I. The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire A.
Ancient Peoples and Early Centers (862-1240) B.
Under Mongol Rule Rule from the Steppe
(1240-1487) C. The Muscavite Era and Growth of
the Russian Empire D. Impact of the Romanov
Family (1689-1917) E. Revolution and the End of
the Monarchy   II. Evo- and Devolution of the
Soviet Union 1924-1991 A. Lenin and the
Political Blueprint for the USSR (1917-1924) B.
Stalin and the Economic Plan C. The Post War and
the Cold War (1945-1980s) D. The Collapse of the
Soviet Union
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Growth of the Russian Empire Ancient Slavic
Centers 800s - 1200s
Novgorod
Moscow
Kiev
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Growth of the Russian Empire Under Mongol Rule
1200s - 1400s
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Under Mongol Rule (1240-1487)
Mongol Empire
Ghengis Khan
The Golden Hoard of the Mongol Empire
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Mongul Rule from the Steppe
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General World Vegetation Patterns
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The Muscavite Era and Growth of the Russian
Empire Late 1400s-Early 1500s
Ivan III "The Great" 1462-1505
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Ivan IV "The Terrible" (1533-1584)
Fedor the Simple
Ivan killed his son Ivan
Boris Gudinov
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The Cossacks Expand Across Siberia Late 1500s to
mid 1600s
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Growth of the Russian Empire The Romanovs
Peter Romanov "The Great" 1689-1725
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St. Petersburg "Peters Window on the West" and
"Venice of the North"
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Growth of the Russian Empire The Romanovs
Czarina Catherine the Great 1762-1796
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Focus in the Nineteenth Century Central Asia and
Far East
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Percent of the Population Non-Russian in Russia
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The End of the Monarchy in Late Nineteenth and
Early Twentieth Century
Nicholas II
Alexander I
Alexander II
Nicholas II and Family
Nicholas and Alexandra
Alexis, Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia
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Early Soviet Leaders
Vladimir Lenin 1917
Joseph Stalin 1924-1953
Introduced Economic Plan
Introduced Political Design
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The U.S.S.R.
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NATO and Warsaw Pact, 1945-89
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From Soviet to Russian Leadership
Yeltsin
Gorbachev
Putin
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