9th Century Russia

Russia before Peter the Great was disconnected from Europe and did not have the technology that the rest of the world had. This position was largely caused by the Mongol invasion of Russia around the 14th century. However, before the Mongol rule, the city-states of Kievan Rus predominated the region. This settlement was established when the Vikings began migrating from Scandinavia to the Black Sea, merging with the East Slavic people. Soon after the creation of Kievan Rus, they converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and began trade with the Byzantine Empire. About 250 years later, the Golden Horde began controlling Russia, cutting it off from the rest of the Europe. When the Russians finally broke free from Mongol rule around the 15th

During the ninth century AD, the area that now makes up much of Ukraine, Belarus, and Western Russia was having some administrative troubles. A few years prior, the people of this region, known as the __Slavs__ ,had managed to throw out their Viking overlords, but now it was clear that they were too busy fighting each other to effectively rule themselves. Somewhat reluctantly, they sent invitations for the Vikings to come back as rulers, but also as partners. When the Vikings, also known as the __Varangians__, returned they intermarried with the Slavs. The resulting people are known as the Rus.

Lets start out with the good things that Russia’s economy has. Russia has an more than enough natural resources. They have plenty of timber, precious metals, oil, gas, and coal. Those resources being exported could easily benefit their economy if it wasn’t for other countries who produce more of the resources taking their potential

Russia has built a strong, but stagnating economy on several natural resources to include the refinery and export of natural gas and oil. According to the Jim Picht (2014) exportation of natural gas and oil to Eastern Europe account for 70 percent of Russia’s exports and 53 percent of the government’s revenue. Along with exporting oil to Eastern Europe, Russia also exports too many countries to include China and Belarus. Europe fueled majority by Russian supplied natural gas and oil, the dependency of Europe’s need for this natural resource is the reason Russia’s economy is so strong. In 2014, when Russia decided to invade the neighboring country of Ukraine has led Europe to begin searching for other suppliers of their natural resources. If Europe finds other countries to supply the natural resources

The Mongol subjugation and then domination of the old Rus ' empire itself was a time of unrest and strife in Russia between 1223 AD and 1480 AD. The roots of the Mongol conquest can be ascertained to 1223AD when Batu Khan invaded from the steppes. The Mongols swept through the principalities of Rus in 1237, leaving a trail of devastation behind them. They successfully conquered most of the principalities in just a few months in what was and still is the only successful winter invasion of Rus (and Russia) ever

The country has over 5,000 Russian Orthodox churches. Many are built anew or under repair on parish and local budgets money. Russia religion varies significantly Rather it be a question of as easy opposed to west; Catholicism and Protestantism to Eastern Order; Islam as opposed to Christianity; many were to blame identifying cultural faults across the continent. Russia has been a innovator for many cultural traditions and events, such as humanism which have consequently been spread across internationally. This classical concept influenced the creation of art and literature beyond the continent.

The Mongol empire was one the greatest empires of all time expanding all over Central Asia. Bordering Chinese states, the Khwarazmian empire, present day Afghanistan, Siberia, Iran, and many more, at its height the mongol empire was over 20,000,000 square kilometers. This was all possible due to extraordinary men in Central Asia, ruled by Genghis khan emperor of the Mongol empire. These Asian nomads along with their fearless and intelligent leader, flourished against numerous odds impacting all those whom they waged war against. A recipient of this ‘impact’ in particular was Russia. It was around 1219 when the Mongols first entered the Kievan Russia marking the beginning of the interactions of the two. With the Mongols rise in establishing one of the largest contiguous empire in history and having Russia only distances away the collision of the two were inevitable. As history shows this collision did happen in the year 1236 which marked the beginning of great impact that the Mongols would have on the Russian empire culturally, politically, and economically.

Russia has 7 people in the world top 100 richest people. And it is safe to say

In Russia religion's influence was much different. There wasn't much influence at all in the period of 1815 to 1919. Czar Alexander proposed the Holy Alliance under which monarchs would pledge themselves to rule according to Christian teachings; here alot of them didn't have any sincerity, especially Alexander. Religion also intensified things as in France, Russia decided to intervene when the Greeks revolted against the Turks, claiming the need to protect fellow Christians from the Muslims. Russia has been Communist for a very long time already, and as such they are atheistic and they also persecuted organized religion as a rival for the people's loyalty. But since the collapse of Communist for reasons other than religion, it has allowed churches to practice freely, like the Russian Orthodox, have shown a surprising amount of popular support.

It is special the way Russian religion was establishing through political individuals sacred belief. For example, when Russia has practiced paganism during several years. Until they forcefully were converted into Christian. Russia followed a religion called pagan. Paganism was based on believing in many gods. After communism terminated that caused people turning into atheism. In 1911, the revival of the orthodox Christian church started, it was unique because because its love for the poor and mercy. (pag.24). Until nowadays orthodox church is the largest religion in Russia.

To Russia, Islam has always been looked upon as a threat. This is why Russia is always exerting efforts in order to coexist with Muslims peacefully for the state’s own political goals. The Russian government believes that in order to maintain the state’s stability, they have to direct how Islam and islamic traditions are interpreted. Russia also fears the rise of Saudi-influenced radicals in the region, therefore the Russian Federation forbids certain sects such as the Salafis and all kind of Wahhabis (Crews). Islam in Russia is practiced like in many other Muslim countries, where Russian muslims nominate a cleric to the head of the Muslim community in Russia who does not only act as a religious leader but also acts as a political leader (Crews). Islamic architecture in Russia is also found to be a lot similar to the Islamic architecture in major Muslim countries. Mosques in Russia have domes and minarets and the interior is decorated with floral mosaics and islamic inscriptions.

Income and inequality has reached historical highs in most OECD countries, and for Russia it is still rising. In the mid 1980s the rich are 10percent and earns 7 times more income then the poor’s 10 percent today, it is 10 times more. 40% of Russia has seen little extra cash in their pockets from economic growth in recent decades. Rising inequality is not only a threat to social cohesion. But it is also an economic concern. It tends to drag down long term economic growth and harms opportunities. The face of poverty has also shifted from elderly to younger generations

The key to budget balance lies in taxing oil exports. The operational measures that supported the Russian economy and the financial system in the past if continued to be implemented in the future could further stabilize the nation’s condition. Russia should fix the tax rates for the coming years in order to enable this. Tax breaks for new small enterprises should be established in Russia, as well as fiscal incentives for the industrial enterprises. In order to be competitive in the future their should be transparency of Russian companies, understanding how adopted measures are working and how they would work. As a part of this strategy, if implemented, from 2020 onwards firms will be obliged to introduce the best possible technologies .As a result Russian companies will hold standardised position that will determine the

For the most part Russia was a very religious country, and the heart of that religion was the Orthodox Church. In the year 1917 the Russian Empire declined along with the Tsarist Government. This decay of power lead to the decline of the Russian Orthodox church. The Church was well like by the Tsarist Government but with the rising Communist Government

Russia’s history and language is very fascinating. In 1500 BC, the Slavs traveled through the Steppes into Western Russia and Poland. They settled and lived there for many centuries. In the Ninth Century, the Viking tribe, Rus, was moving inland. They settled and based themselves in Novgorod. Over the years, Russia developed its name from this Viking tribe. In 882, the Rus leader, Oleg, moved from Novgorod to Kiev. Here, Oleg would negotiate a treaty with Byzantine Empire. Into the 10th Century, the Rus still control Kiev, until Vladimir is proclaimed Prince of All of Russia. Vladimir is the first “true” Russian in the history of Russia. Vladimir’s son , Yaroslav, establishes Kiev as the capital of Russia 39 years later. Through many years of prosperity and hard times, the first generations of real Russians begin to develop. Over these years, Moscow begins to prosper, and become the new capital of Russia. Moscow is still the capital of Russia. Many years later, during the intense era of World War II, the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) bands together with the Allies to defeat the Fascist Reich. Although, at that time Russia was a