FOUR MAJOR RUSSIAN ERAS:

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FOUR MAJOR RUSSIAN ERAS

1. Ancient Russia Early Period to 1688 Kievan Rus
   Empire
2. Imperialism 1688-1917
3. Soviet Union Period 1917-1991 (Bolsevik
   Revolution of 1917)
4. Post-Soviet Union 1991-Present(democractic
   capitalist after collapse of the U.S.S.R.)

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KEY TERMS

• Czar-a Russian emperor (king)
• Dumas-a Russian congress established by Czar
  Nicolas II.
• Totalitarian-absolute control of a governing
  branch
• Iron Curtain- an imaginary fence that cut Russia
  from all contact and trade with the West

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KEY TERMS CONT

• 5. gulags-labor camps (prisons)
• 6. Cold War-not an actual war, tensions between
  the United States and the Soviet Union-war of
  words
• 7. Communism (command economy)-National ownership
  of all production and distribution of goods and
  services
• 8. Emerging economy-A nation's economy that is
  progressing toward becoming advanced
• 9. Convergence to come together from different
  directions
• 10. divergence-to depart from a set course or
  norm

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RUSSIAN LEADERS-CZARS

• 1440-1500-Ivan the Great-monarchy created
  Russian state 13th century
• 1700-Peter the Great-Czar westernized Russia by
  building schools, libraries
• 1700-Catherine the Great-Czarina expanded
  Russian border westernized Russia
• 1894-Nicholas II-last Czar of Russiaadopted
  constitution and formed Duma

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RUSSIAN COMMUNIST LEADERS

• 1917-Vladimir Lenin-leader of the Bolsheviks
  first leader of the Soviet Russia
• 1924-Joseph Stalin-dictator sent many people to
  gulags
• 1953-1964-Nikita Khrushchev Berlin Wall and
  Cuban Missile Crisis
• 1964-1982-Leonid Brezhnev

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RUSSIAN DEMOCRACTIC REPUBLIC LEADERS

• 1985-1991- Mikhail Gorbachev gave citizens the
  ability to speak openly ended the Cold War and
  the breakdown of Berlin Wall
• 1991-1999-Boris Yeltsin 1st elected leader
• 1999-2008-Vladimir Putin
• 2008-present-Dmitry Medvedev war with Georgia
  escalated tensions with U.S.