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History - Russia Part 1

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This flashcard deck covers key historical concepts, figures, and geographical features related to Russia, focusing on the early formation of Kievan Rus and its cultural and political development.

Northern Latitude Zone

Colder than most; Most people lived in the west; Gets little sunlight; Likes the cold so they fight during Winter and uses frozen lake to their advantage
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Term
Definition
Northern Latitude Zone
Colder than most; Most people lived in the west; Gets little sunlight; Likes the cold so they fight during Winter and uses frozen lake to their advant...
Great Russian Plain
Rural; Away from cities; Mainly farm
Environment
Less populated cities; More rural; More demanding toughness to survive
Population Triangle
Most lived in the population triangle
Ural Mountains
Division/In both Asia and Europe
West Siberian Plain
Swampy

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TermDefinition
Northern Latitude Zone
Colder than most; Most people lived in the west; Gets little sunlight; Likes the cold so they fight during Winter and uses frozen lake to their advantage
Great Russian Plain
Rural; Away from cities; Mainly farm
Environment
Less populated cities; More rural; More demanding toughness to survive
Population Triangle
Most lived in the population triangle
Ural Mountains
Division/In both Asia and Europe
West Siberian Plain
Swampy
Tundra
Arctic desert; Northern and Eastern Russia; Permafrost; Houses are build on stilts
Taiga
Woodlands; Vast resources
Trans-Siberian Railroad
A railroad that goes all around Russia; Important because it’s the only way to get to eastern Russia
Steppe
Vast grassland; Could’ve been the greatest agriculture zone but there weren’t any water
Chernozem
Rich, dark soil
Russian Culture
Toughness in people/rulers
Where did the name Russia come from?
Rurik/Rus
What characteristics is required to rule Russia?
Intimidating but also forgiving - Toughness so that they wouldn’t get replaced
Who formed Kievan Rus?
Combination between the Slavics and Vikings because the Slavics had powerful forces/size but the Vikings controlled trade
Dnieper River
Place north of the Black Sea where the Rus lived; Crossroad of trade between Byzantines, Islamic world, China, and Europe
Rus
Rurik named the land after himself: “Land of Rurik”; Viking name - called during 9th and 10th century
Novgorod
Capital when Rurik was Tsar during the 9th century
Kiev
Largest trading center; Oleg moved Novgorod to Kiev
Kievan Rus
9th - 13th centuries; Founded by Rurik
3 Groups of Russians
Belarus: White Russians; Russia: Russians; Ukraine: Little Russians
Orthodox Christianity
Introduced by Cyril and Methodius from Byzantines -> Olga becomes the first ruler to be baptized -> New way to see religion and political power; Introduction to Cyrillics (New writing language)
Rulers of Kievan Rus
Rurik, Oleg, Igor, Olga, Syvatoslav, Vladimir, Yaroslav
Oleg
Rurik’s relative who moved the capital from Novgorod to Kiev; Raided Constantinople -> Gained immense wealth and cultural diffusion and trade to Mediterranean civilizations through Byzantines
Rurik
Viking; Slavics people/people of Novgorod requested Rurik to restore order and rule over them -> becomes prince of Novgorod and founded Kievan Rus/Rurik Dynasty
Igor
Oleg's son/grandson expanded the influence of Kievan Rus but was killed on one of the expeditions
Olga
Brutal/ferocious after the death of Igor, her husband; Kills everyone in the village that killed Igor - Kill all princes, then forgives them, then burns houses; Baptized in the Eastern Orthodox Church -> Becomes 1st ruler of Kievan Rus to be baptized and then becomes a Saint; Showed legitimacy
Syvatoslav
Olga's son; Didn't convert into Christian; Spread influence across Caspian Sea
Vladimir I
Syvatoslav's son; Incorporated Orthodox Christianity into the main religion of Kievan Rus -> Christian State; Didn't choose Islam because of dietary restrictions; Didn't choose Judaism because no countries practiced it as their official religion; Didn't choose Catholic Christianity because the Pope was the head of the church but Vladimir wanted to pick the head himself; Wanted caesaropapism - Orthodox Christianity -> close relationship between state and church
Yaroslav / Yaroslav the Wise
Golden Age of Kievan Rus; Modeled Kiev after Constantinople; Built the St. Sophia Cathedral after the architecture of Hagia Sofia (Byzantines - Justinian); Organized the 1st library; Russkaya Pravda; Spread Orthodox Christianity by extending geological borders to Poland; Created the system of Precedence