Anastasia of Russia

The Romanov Dynasty held control of power in the Russian Empire for over three centuries, from 1613 to 1917. The Romanov family accelerated Russia into becoming a major European power that would last until present times. Russia’s last dynasty began with Mikhail Romanov being crowned as Tsar in 1613 after the Time of Troubles (“Who Were the Romanovs?”). The Time of Troubles in Russia’s history refers to the time from 1598 and 1613. This period marks the years between the fall of the Rurik Dynasty

Ivan’s undoing was the death of his first wife Anastasia. She stabilized his mind in the early part of his reign so after

theme in quite a few stories is ‘finding yourself.’ This does not mean legitimately getting lost but a more figurative meaning like finding who you truly are. Three stories in particular that expressed this theme well were the Dreamworks films; Anastasia and The Prince of Egypt along with the Disney film; Hercules. The Dreamworks film, The Prince of Egypt, begins all the way to the time of the Egyptian

the deaths of Ophelia, Laertes, and ultimately every main character in the plot. This story can be relevant to current times in many ways, and is especially relatable to an incident in 1918. The year was 1918. Tsar Nicholas the II held control of Russia as the Bolshevik Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin "Russian Revolution". World War 1 was coming to an end, which is a similar situation to that of the Norway-Denmark conflict in Hamlet. The war left Russia’s military

constitutionalism is broadly discussed on how it was used around the world. Absolutism is a form of government where monarch sole and uncontestable power over the state and all of their subjects. This form of rule was used all throughout Eastern Europe. In Russia, the Mongols forced the Slavic princes to accept their rule and give them anything they desired such as tributes and slaves. The Mongols were under the two hundred year rule of Mongol khan because of the former territories of Kievan Rus. Kievan Rus

Ivan IV (1530-1584) was proclaimed Grand Prince of Moscow in 1533 and from 1547 until his death, the first to be crowned Tsar of Russia. During his reign, Ivan established autocracy, expanded Russia’s territory, and centralized its government. Ivan The Terrible earned his name through his unstable personality, containing bloodlust, paranoia and violent outbursts that would ultimately hurt his own country. On his deathbed, the Grand Prince of Moscow, Vasily III, told his wife, Princess Elena Glinskaya

Ivan IV, also called Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Russia in the 16th century from the years 1533-1584. During his long reign as Russia’s leader, he transformed Russia from a small futile country to an empire. Because of his success in the government and taking control of neighboring lands this led him into becoming the first czar in 1547. Ivan the Terrible increased the power and position of Russia politically and militarily by defeating and slaughtering all those that got in his way

Ivan, the Czar of Russia was truly terrible. He killed innocent animals and killing thousands of people including his son. He hanged people, buried people alive, and beat up innocent people. Ivan also killed his own son which will mess up Russia for decades, creating a chain reaction of inexperienced Czars. Due to Ivan’s chaotic childhood, he has bestowed many acts of evil and left a terrible impact on russia. Due to Ivan’s exposure of death and the Boyars mistreating him, his early life was terrible

to who should rule ensued and as for Ivan he was constantly neglected and mistreated by these boyars who had looked after him, and occasionally tortured small animals for entertainment as a result. As the first tsar of Muscovy, Russia Ivan also married his wife Anastasia Romanovna during the year of his crowning. The time period between his crowning and his wife’s death in 1560 was considered his most constructive during which he expanded his control over independent territories and instituted laws

and Ivan the terrible of Russia. At 4 years old Louis XIV inherited the crown. After his mentor Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Louis XIV decided to take full authority of the throne. During his 72 year reign he began a golden age for France in art, culture, and literature, he expanded France through fighting in many wars, and made an aggressive foreign policy. While Ivan the Terrible, began his reign at 8 years old after his two parents died. He became the first Tsar of Russia. The reconstructive period