Russian 90A Winter 2014 Week 2 Ivan the Terrible and the Time of Trouble Иван Грозный 1
Periods of Russian History: Match the period and the date: • Tatar Yoke• The Russia of Moscow• Kievan Rus’• Imperial RussiaCENTURIES: XVIII-XX XIII-XV XV-XVIII IX-XIII 2
A Quick Review: Match the period and the event/figure: •Kievan Rus’• Mongol invasion and yoke • Rise of Moscow • Baptism of Rus’ • Kirill and Methodius • Ivan the Third • Prince Vladimir • Alexander Nevsky • Invitation to the Ruriks • The Crown of Monomakh • Creation of Russian Alphabet • Ivan Moneybags • Boris and Gleb 3
The History of the Russian Empire (Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible) 4
Ivan IV (The Terrible) 1. Who was Ivan IV and what were two periods of his life? 2. What did he accomplish during his reign? 3. Who are ‘oprichniki’ and what was their role in society? 4. Who was Boris Godunov? 5. Why is the period after his death known as ‘the time of Troubles’? 5
Ivan IV Terrible Иван Грозный (1530- 1584) Painting by V. Vasnetsov (1897) 6 http:// Y (a brief Introduction – 2 min) The History of Russian Empire: Ivan the Terrible w_k-1k (beginning-13 min) 9axI (ending- 9 min)
The History of the Russian Empire (Ivan the Terrible) 7
Ivan Groznyj in Russian Memory • First crowned tsar of Russia • Enormous imperial expansion (incl. Siberia) • Oprichnina = secret police • Comparison to Stalin • Contemporary views: Controversial figure: expansion and consolidation of Russian VS terror • Art – Famous Repin’s picture – Famous film by Eisentein – Opera “The Maid of Pskov” 8
Ivan Grozny kills his son Ivan Painting by I. Repin (1885) Repin thought of the picture in 1881 after the assassination of Tsar Alexander II Alexander III prohibited exhibiting it In 1913 it was damaged badly by an old-believer (knife stabs), and Repin had to paint the faces again Exhibited: Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 9
Historian N. Kostomarov (1817-1885) • Much was accomplished in Ivan’s time that was glorious, luminous and great, but even more what was sinister, bloody and repulsive. • Tsar Ivan Vasilievich remains an enigmatic figure. 10
Ivan IV: Dates and Facts • Born 1530- Died 1584 • Last Rurikovich • Became grand prince at 3 years of age • 1546 - First Muscovite ruler to be crowned Tsar; married Anastasia from Romanov boyar family – Romanovs– the next Russian dynasty – one of his many wives • 1549 – Ivan convened a Assembly of the Land (Zemsky Sobor) and sought approval for his reforms .Zemsky sobor: a ‘parliament’ ofboyars(nobles) 11
Ivan IV’s Reforms • Sudebnik – A new legal code to eliminate corruption and make some social changes • Regulations for military service: addition of streltsy (from the verb ‘strelyat’ – to shoot) • Prikazy – departments, incl. Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Oprichnina -- 1564 12
Laws on Peasants • Regulating relationship between serfs and masters.Peasants could leave their landlord on Yuriev day (two weeks in end of November). Serfs could pay a tax and leave. • To arrest a peasant required agreement from local
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