2008/03/04

Russian history: Part 4

The fourth part will cover the history of Ivan IV the Terrible and the Times of Troubles.

Ivan IV:

  • 57. Childhood and youth of Ivan IV
  • 58. The first period of Ivan's reign. Inside Russia.
  • 59. The first period of Ivan's reign. The conquests.
  • 60. The psychological change and break up with his followers.
  • 61. The second period of Ivan's reign. Inside Russia.
  • 62. The second period of Ivan's reign. Foreign politics.

The Times of Trouble:

  • 63. Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich and Boris Godunov.
  • 64. Establishment of patriarchy in Moscow and the decrees on the peasants.
  • 65. Death of Dmitri, son of Ivan, and the end of the Moscow dynasty.
  • 66. Accession of Boris Fyodorovich Godunov.
  • 67. The impostor.
  • 68. Reign and death of the impostor.
  • 69. Accession of knyaz Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky.
  • 70. Troubles during Vasily's reign.
  • 71. The election of the Polish prince Wladimir and its consequences.
  • 72. The first People's Militia against the Poles and its failure.
  • 73. The second People's Militia against the Poles and the liberation of Moscow.
  • 74. Election of Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov.
  • 75. The significance and the consequences of the Times of Trouble.

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