Absolute Rulers of Russia:
Ivan The Terrible- Came to the throne in 1533 when he was only 3 years old.
Boyars- Russian landowning nobles
-He won great victories, added lands to Russia, gave Russia a code of laws and ruled justly
-Using secret police Ivan killed many boyars and family members
Peter The Great- One of Russia's greatest reformers
Westernization- Using western Europe as a model for change
-Peter knew they had to change their ways of living but he also knew the people would disagree
-Peter had succeeded in many ways
Ivan The Terrible- Came to the throne in 1533 when he was only 3 years old.
Boyars- Russian landowning nobles
-He won great victories, added lands to Russia, gave Russia a code of laws and ruled justly
-Using secret police Ivan killed many boyars and family members
Peter The Great- One of Russia's greatest reformers
Westernization- Using western Europe as a model for change
-Peter knew they had to change their ways of living but he also knew the people would disagree
-Peter had succeeded in many ways