Ivan the Terrible, came to the throne in 1533 when he was only three years old. During his young age Boyars were his biggest problem. Boyars fought to control young Ivan. When he was 16, Ivan seized power and had himself crowned czar,between 1547 and 1560 were his great "period". He won a lot of battles, added lands, and ruled justly. period” began in 1560 after Anastasia died. Accusing the boyars of poisoning his wife, Ivan executed many boyars, their families, and the peasants who worked their lands. In 1581, during a violent quarrel, he killed his oldest son and heir.When Ivan died three years later, his weak second son took the throne.
Peter the great became in power in 1696 just a year after that the embarked at the grand embassy no other czar has gone to western Europe Peter’s goal of westernization, of using western Europe as a model for change, was not an end in itself. Saw it as a way to make Russia stronger.Peter the Great had tried to westernize and reform the cul-
ture and government of RussiaTo an amazing extent he had succeeded. By the time
of his death in 1725, Russia was a power to be reckoned with in Europe.
Westernization introduced potatoes, which became a staple of the Russian diet
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