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Russia in 1682

Russia in 1682

Annotated timeline of Peter the Great and Russia, 1682-1725

When Peter became tsar in 1682, Russia was a vast land empire whose ruler claimed God-given autocratic authority. Yet the state was slow, personal and heavily dependent on noble cooperation, while most people were peasants tied to land through serfdom.

Peter the Great and Russia, 1682–1725 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Peter the Great and Russia, 1682–1725

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level History Peter the Great and Russia, 1682–1725. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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