Boyar

It used to have eighty departments that followed their own rules. He made it so there was only nine that followed clear regulations. Second, Peter abolishes the boyar, a group that helped tsar run the government. Thirdly, he set up a table of ranks that gave men power when they worked for the government or army. He stripped the royals and the Orthodox Church of it’s powers but still kept the church the same. One

To begin with, perhaps, due to the historical remoteness of the period of his reign, scrutinized through the prism of our contemporary perspective, the image of Ivan III (ruled from 1462 to1505) , despite having exerted significant impact on the development of the Russian monarchical figure, is still, to a certain extent, entwined in obscurity. Born in tumultuous times, when Moscovy was under Tatar rule, thanks to his military prowess and flexible diplomatic skills he managed to regain control over

1. Who was the group of people that controlled the steppe in Russia? What do we know about them? Why does the author think this group was the ruling class in the region? The first identifiable group that controlled the steppe was the Cimmerians. It is assumed that this group came from the Balkans somewhere around 1000 B.C.E. There was not very much information concerning the Cimmerians, although the book did discuss how they were the singular ruling class of that particular region. Perhaps they

During the time period from 1400 C.E. to 1750 C.E. in Eastern Europe, Orthodox Christianity remained predominant, however, cultural practices began to change through westernization, and Russia’s government became more centralized as well as other smaller nations losing their autonomy. A continuity of culture in Eastern Europe is religious belief, in which Orthodox Christianity remained predominant and under the state’s control. Ivan III of Russia married the niece of the last Byzantine

supporters were taken and my friends were killed by the Streltsy. I will never forget them or their loyalty to me. I had to explain myself so that you can try to understand why I made certain decisions. First thing is first, I had to deal with the boyars (nobles). They needed to change because most of them weren’t looking to better Russia, but to only further their own personal interests. To deal with this I decided to make the nobles ranks not go off of who you were born from,

vast new territories to the realm by successfully defeating Mongol power. He layed the foundation for a huge, ethnic Russian empire. After Anastasia, his beloved wifes death, he threatened to jail and execute anyone who tried to oppose him. Lots of boyar familes were executed and also their familes, friends, servants and peasants. The rest of what was left of the broken up estates were given to the service nobility. These people got this name from serving in tsar's army. All commoners who were trying

Before arguing about which regime is more absolute than the other, one must first understand what absolutism means. Absolutism is defined G.Durand as “ (…) a form of power which is unrestrained; more specifically it implies that no external agency can suspend or delay the action of the sovereign power”. To achieve this absolutism, monarchs were to follow 3 rules: eliminating all threatening power, taxing without restraints and creating means to achieve these rules. In theory, absolutism lies

Vlad Dracula was born in the winter of 1431 in Sighisoura,Transylvania. Vlad’s father who is Vlad II came from a family of princes from the state of Wallacia. In the same year Vlad III was born, his father traveled to Nuremberg, Germany and became a member of the Order of the Dragon. The Order of the Dragon was select group of European royalty appointed by the head of the Holy Roman Empire, Emperor Sigismund ,who held power over most of Western Europe. These men were dedicated to crusading against

Are you a fan of the supernatural? Do you believe in things such as ghosts, vampires, werewolves, or zombies? Perhaps you simply like to watch those types of things. Whatever your standpoint is, supernatural beings are more popular than ever. Vampires, in particular, have fascinated audiences of all ages for decades. While the term “vampire” is more recent, people have been telling stories of blood-sucking demons since ancient times. Many of these stories tell of people who used to consume blood

sexual organs and it would come out through the neck or the mouth). He also tried to prolong this suffering on the victims for hours, maybe days, just for his pleasure. Some of the atrocities he committed was when he celebrated a party where lot of boyars were invited, and he made them all being impaled with stakes. With the impaled bodies, he made rows (in an artistic way) and this is known as the Forest of the Impaled. It is known that he liked to take dinner in the middle of the forest of impaled