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13 Cards in this Set
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Peter the Great
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Great Russian tsar who helped modernize Russia and form the beginnings of modern Russia
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Stephen Razin
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led a Russian peasant revolt
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Michael Romanov
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Related to Ivan the Terrible, restored as tsar after the Time of Troubles; the Romanovs ruled Russia until 1917
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Muscovy
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The Russian state that, like Prussia, was an original state that expanded and took over the surrounding territories; formed modern Russia
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Volga River
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The greatest river in Russia
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Urals
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Mountain range in Russia
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Caspian Sea
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Another name for the Baltic Sea
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Siberia
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Vast, empty land that formed the Easter frontier in Russia
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Streltsi
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A kind of Moscow guard composed of nobles; abolished by Peter the Great when he reformed the Russian army
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Narva
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Battle at which Charles XII of Sweden defeated Peter the Great of Russia; forced Peter to modernize the Russian army
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Poltava
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Great Russian battle
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Procurator
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Government official that oversaw the Holy Synod, and made sure they did not say anything displeasing about the tsar
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Synod
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The group of church leaders formed by the Tsar after the abolition of the Russian patriarchate
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