The+rise+of+Russia

Leadership analysis: Peter the Great Catherine the Great


 * 1) Describe the effects of Mongol occupation on Russian civilization
 * 2) Trace Russian expansion under the Ivans.

1. The Mongol occupation on Russia had several important effects on Russian civilization. The Mongol period reduced the vigor of Russian cutlural life, for exmaple when lowering literacy among the priesthood. The economy was deteriorated as well, because Russia was being left behind without any kind of technological advancements, and with a limited trade. This made Russia dependant on a purely agricultural economy and peasant labor. 2. The esxpansion was motivated by the desire to push back the Mongol overlords. This desire guided the Russian expansion toward the Caspian Sea, the Ural mountains and the Ottoman Empire. The tsar would recruit peasants to migrate to the new lands.

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