HIST1083 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Serfdom In Russia, Serfdom, Emerging Power
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Lecture 11. 17. 16 1750s: birth of the european movement. The european colonies shows their strong maritime power. Mercantilism is a strong characteristic of these european empires. Background: traditional powers and emerging powers compete. Traditional powers: england, france, used to be spain. Emerging,: russia and prussia: consolidation and fragmentation. Meanwhile, resistance of power from some subjects: fou(cid:374)datio(cid:374) of (cid:373)oder(cid:374) era taki(cid:374)g shape, (cid:862)the europea(cid:374) mo(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) Explode in late 1700s in france, america, and haiti. Things that will help trigger these explosions are already in place small number of elites having all the power, ruling the majority. Peter the great (1682-1725: rapid modernization. By 1700, russia has expanded enormously pushed through siberia. Obsessed with making russia a strong global power wanted land expansion for access to the sea. The majority of russia is based on serfdom, peter changes russia rapidly by dictating it drags russia into modern era. Breaks down barriers between men and women: academy of sciences, western calendar, culture.
