The need for reforms in Russia by the end of the 17th century was due to a complex of factors reflecting the characteristics of the socio-economic, foreign policy situation of the country, the state and amount of public administration. Trends in the development of culture.

It is necessary to solve the following tasks:

Strengthening security in the southern borders, where the country entered into constant confrontations with Turkey and the Crimean Khanate.

Strengthening the country's position on the continent, taking into account the consequences of military conflicts that have changed the geopolitical situation in the conditions of struggle, beyond the spheres of influence of the leading powers.

Achieving access to the Baltic Sea, which was predetermined by the need to establish a system of direct foreign trade contacts with the countries of Western and Eastern Europe.

The country was on the eve of great transformations. What were the prerequisites for Peter's reforms? Russia was a backward country. This backwardness was a serious danger to the independence of the Russian people. Industry in its structure was serfdom, and in terms of output it was significantly inferior to the industry of Western European countries. The Russian army for the most part consisted of a backward noble militia and archers, poorly armed and trained.

The complex and clumsy ordering state apparatus, headed by the boyar aristocracy, did not meet the needs of the country. Russia also lagged behind in the field of spiritual culture. Enlightenment hardly penetrated the masses of the people, and even in the ruling circles there were many uneducated and completely illiterate people. Russia of the 17th century, by the very course of historical development, was faced with the need for radical reforms, since only in this way could it secure a worthy place among the states of the West and East. It should be noted that by this time in the history of our country there had already been significant changes in its development. In the second half of the 17th century, the nature of the state system in Russia began to change, and absolutism began to take shape more and more clearly. The 17th century was the time when Russia established constant communication with Western Europe, established closer trade and diplomatic ties with it, used its technology and science, perceived its culture and enlightenment.

By learning and borrowing, Russia developed independently, taking only what it needed, and only when it was needed. It was a time of accumulation of the forces of the Russian people, which made it possible to carry out the grandiose reforms of Peter the Great prepared by the very course of Russia's historical development. The external dangers of the state outstripped the natural growth of the people, who had become ossified in their development. The renewal of Russia could not be left to the quiet, gradual work of time, not forced by force. The reforms touched literally all aspects of the life of the Russian state and the Russian people, however, the following reforms should be attributed to the main ones: military, socio-economic, administrative (authorities and administration, the estate structure of Russian society), as well as in the field of culture and life, church . It should be noted that the main driving force behind Peter's reforms was the war.

In the 18th century, Russia embarked on the path of modernization. Its objective necessity was explained by the following factors: Russian industry in terms of volume and especially technical equipment was significantly inferior to the industry of Western European countries; the Russian army for the most part consisted of noble militia and archers, insufficiently trained and armed compared to the armies of Western Europe; the state apparatus was too complex and cumbersome; there was no science, the education system froze at the medieval level.

All this posed a serious danger to the future of the country and the nation, because it could lead to the transformation of Russia into a raw material appendage of Europe and even its colony.

Russia's lag was due to several unfavorable factors:

· the consequences of the Mongol invasion and the Horde yoke. Russia then suffered irreparable losses. It took more than a hundred years just to restore the population that existed before the invasion of Batu.

The ruin of the Time of Troubles. Only the restoration of abandoned arable land took about 50 years.

· harsh climatic conditions led to the fact that the Russians had to expend much more effort, energy, and means to obtain the same result as the Europeans.

· Muscovy was cut off from world trade routes and, above all, sea routes. The Baltic was controlled by the Swedes, the Black Sea - by Turkey. The only port of Russia - Arkhangelsk, could not provide trade and military-strategic interests of Russia.

During the reign of Mikhail and Alexei Romanov, a number of steps were taken, indicating that the statesmen of Russia realized the need for changes designed to eliminate Russia's lagging behind the countries of the West, which was dangerous for national interests:

· Regiments of the "new system" are being created / dragoon, reiter, soldier /, i.e. trained and armed according to the European model;

· in 1669 built the first Russian warship - "Eagle";

· Mining and weapons factories are being created. With the help of foreign specialists, metallurgical plants are being built near Tula and Moscow, equipped with the latest technology of that time;

· Under Fyodor Ioannovich localism is abolished, decisive importance begins to be given not to generosity and the position of ancestors, but to personal merits;

· Cultural ties with Western Europe are becoming ever wider. European cultural influence is manifested in the field of art, scientific knowledge, everyday life. Indicative is the decree of Tsar Fedor on the wearing of the "German dress" by the nobles.

All these measures predetermined the main directions of the future transformations of Peter I. In the 17th century. the most important prerequisites have also been formed:

· a single all-Russian market was formed, which led to a significant increase in treasury revenues in the form of customs and trade duties, direct and indirect taxes;

· the power of the tsar increased, absolutism was established in the country, a centralized bureaucracy was being formed;

· Significantly increased the number and role of the nobility as the main social pillar of the autocracy. The nobility takes shape as the leading force of the feudal class.

The beginning of the reign of Peter 1

Russian economy in the 17th century.

In 1696 Ivan V died, Peter became the sovereign ruler. The first task of Peter was to continue the struggle for the Crimea. He directed his actions to the capture of Azov - a Turkish fortress at the mouth of the Don. But due to poorly prepared siege equipment and the lack of ships, the Russian troops failed. Then Peter set about building a fleet on the river. Voronezh. Having built 30 large ships in one year, doubling the land army, Peter in 1696 blocked Azov from the sea and captured it. To secure the Sea of ​​Azov, he built a fortress Taganrog.

AT In 1697, he went with the "Great Embassy" to Europe, combining diplomacy. mission with a variety of cognitive tasks in shipbuilding, military affairs, craft.

In the 17th century Russia's productive forces as a whole have evolved. The population increased significantly, amounting to 10.5 million people by the end of the century. There were 335 cities in Russia. During this period, flattening hammers, drilling machines, and paper mills are known in Russia. 55 manufactories were built, mainly metallurgical ones. For the creation of industrial enterprises in Russia, foreign capital is attracted, and on preferential terms.

Gradually, the process of social division of labor deepens, the specialization of agricultural and industrial areas is determined, handicraft is transformed into small-scale production - all this leads to an increase in commodity exchange. The local form of land ownership contributes to the decomposition of the natural character of the economy. Production is developing on the basis of processing agricultural raw materials: in the estates they are engaged in distillation, the production of cloth, linen, and they create flour-grinding and leather enterprises.

In Russia, the process of primitive accumulation of capital begins, although, unlike England, it proceeded in a feudal form - wealth was accumulated by large landowners. There was a differentiation of the population, there are rich and poor, there are "walking" people, i.e. deprived of the means of production. They become freelancers. Hired workers could be otkhodnik peasants. The status of an employee receives legislative confirmation in the Cathedral Code. All this testifies to the birth of capitalist relations. The systematic growth of trade with European and Asian countries also contributes to this. The Russian market is included in the system of the world market, world economic relations. Russia sells furs, timber, tar, potash, hemp, hemp, ropes, canvases to Western countries. If earlier 20 ships arrived in Arkhangelsk annually, then in the 17th century. -80. Among the imported goods are consumer goods for the feudal elite and silver coins as a raw material for the manufacture of domestic money. Russia traded with the Eastern countries through Astrakhan. The cities of Dagestan and Azerbaijan played an important role. In the 17th century Trade relations began with China and India.

A new stage is also beginning in the development of domestic trade. Trade relations acquire a national character. In terms of trade turnover, Moscow occupied the first place - there were 120 specialized trade rows and 4 thousand retail premises.

In the 17th century continued active development of Siberia. The Russians reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Kamchatka, and the Kuril Islands. In 1645 the pioneer Vasily Poyarkov sailed along the Amur to the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. In 1648 Semyon Dezhnev(c. 1605-1673) discovered the strait separating Asia from North America. In 1649-1653 Erofey Khabarov (ca. 1610-after 1667) from Yakutia made a trip to Dauria (Transbaikalia) and reached the Amur.

The explorers made maps of Siberia, drawings, reviews, paintings of cities, individual regions and the entire region as a whole. In 1672, the "Drawing of the Siberian lands" was drawn up. Gradually, the settlement of Siberia, its colonization took place, fortified cities were founded, which served them as strongholds for further advancement. They were called ostrogs. So, in 1619, the Elysian prison arose, in 1628 - the Krasnoyarsk prison, etc.

The trade of the central regions with the Urals, Siberia, the Far East, and with the southern outskirts has expanded. The centers of trade were large fairs of all-Russian importance - Makarievskaya from the 16th century, Irbitskaya from the first half of the 17th century, Svenskaya, Arkhangelskaya.

There have been shifts in the social structure of Russian society. Approval in the XV-XVI centuries. the nobility put forward a local form of land tenure, and in the 17th century. strengthened positions merchants. Domestic trade is turning into a sphere for the application of merchant capital. Merchants stand out as a special group and are subdivided into corporations: guests, living room hundred, cloth hundred.

The Russian government supported the merchant class. In 1653, a law was adopted on the internal and external trade of Russia: the Charter of Trade, which replaced the plurality of trade fees with a single ruble trade duty, in the amount of 5% of the turnover. In 1667, the New Trade Charter was adopted, which has a protectionist character and protects the Russian merchants from foreign competition.

In the 17th century in Russia, a reform of public finances was carried out, although it still had a feudal character. Instead of land tax, in 1678, household taxation was introduced, which expanded the number of taxpayers. The system of other direct taxes was also changed.

In 1649-1652. in Russia, a reform was carried out, called the "Posad construction", in accordance with which the white settlements were liquidated in the cities, they were merged with the settlements. Now the entire urban population had to bear the tax on the sovereign. The "Posad construction" was carried out on a nationwide scale.

In 1679, various taxes collected from the artisan and merchant population of the settlements were combined into a single tax - "streltsy money" or "streltsy tax". A system of ransoms was introduced - a form of tax collection. "Naddacha", received by the farmer for the right to collect taxes, was the source of the initial accumulation of capital.

State control bodies appeared: in 1655-1678. there was the Counting Order, which at the end of the century was replaced by the Middle Office. In 1654, a monetary reform was carried out, according to which copper money was put into circulation with a forced exchange rate - a copper penny was equated to a silver one. The reform ended unsuccessfully. Copper money depreciated. The response to this monetary policy was copper riot in Moscow in 1652. The rebellion was suppressed, but the government was forced to abolish copper money, they were withdrawn from circulation.

"White settlements belonged to private feudal lords; they were not taxed. The population of the settlements opposed such an unfair distribution.

The era of the XVI-XVII centuries. was a turning point not only for Europe, but also for Russia. Here the process of folding a single state was completed and its type was determined as a multinational centralized state. A state system of serfdom was established. At the same time, the trend towards the decomposition of the natural character of the economy intensified in Russia, and the formation of a single all-Russian market begins. The state increases its territory, actively participates in geographical discoveries and is increasingly involved in the orbit of pan-European politics and trade. Just as in the countries of Western Europe, in Russia in this era there was a tendency to weaken the church and move the state system from a representative monarchy to absolutism. The attempts of the papacy to draw Russia into the sphere of influence of Catholicism were not crowned with success either.

The most comprehensive reference table of key dates and events of Russian history 17th century. This table is convenient to use for schoolchildren and applicants for self-study, in preparation for tests, exams and the exam in history.

	Main events of Russia 17th century
	Famine in Russia
	The uprising of peasants and serfs led by Cotton
	Founding of Tomsk
	The entry of the troops of False Dmitry I into the territory of Russia
	Board of False Dmitry I
	Patriarchy of Ignatius
	Uprising in Moscow against the Poles. Assassination of False Dmitry I
	Reign of Vasily IV Shuisky
	Peasant uprising led by I. I. Bolotnikov
	Patriarchate of Hermogenes
1606, oct. – Dec.	Siege of Moscow by Bolotnikov's army. The defeat of Bolotnikov's troops in the Kolomenskoye area near Moscow
	"Code" of Tsar Vasily IV Shuisky. Establishment of a 15-year term for the investigation of fugitive peasants
	The capture of Tula by the troops of Vasily Shuisky. Arrest of Bolotnikov (exiled to Kargopol, drowned)
	The beginning of the campaign of False Dmitry II to Moscow. Creation of the "Tushino camp"
	The siege of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery by Polish troops
	Siege of Smolensk by Polish troops
	Polish-Swedish invasion of Russia
	Flight of False Dmitry II to Kaluga
	The overthrow of Tsar Vasily IV Shuisky
	Treaty of the "Tushins" with the King of the Commonwealth Sigismund III on the calling to the Russian throne of Prince Vladislav
	The board of the "seven boyars" headed by Prince Mstislavsky
	The entry of Polish troops into Moscow
1611, Jan. - Mar.	Formation of the first militia against the Polish troops led by P. Lyapunov
	Uprising in Moscow against Polish troops. Fire in Moscow
	The collapse of the first militia
1611, sept. – Oct.	Formation in Nizhny Novgorod of the second militia led by Kuzma Minin and Prince D. M. Pozharsky
	Creation in Yaroslavl of the "Council of the whole earth" (the provisional government of Russia)
	The entry of troops of the second militia in Moscow. Capitulation of the Polish garrison in the Kremlin
	Patriarchate of Filaret
	Convocation of Zemsky Sobor in Moscow
Feb. 21, 1613	Election by the Zemsky Sobor to the Russian Throne of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov
	The reign of Mikhail Fedorovich
Feb. 27, 1617	Stolbovsky "eternal peace" with Sweden
	Deulino truce with the Commonwealth
	Return from Polish captivity of Mikhail Fedorovich's father, Filaret. His elevation to the rank of Patriarch of Moscow (until 1633)
	Foundation of Krasnoyarsk
	military reform. Formation of regular regiments and regiments of a foreign system
	The war of Russia with the Commonwealth for the return of Smolensk
	Polyanovsky peace with the Commonwealth. Refusal of King Vladislav IV from claims to the Russian throne
	Patriarchy of Joasaph I
	The introduction of new fortifications - "notch lines" on the southern borders of Russia
	Foundation of Simbirsk
	Patriarchy of Joseph
	Campaigns of V. Poyarkov and E. Khabarov beyond the Amur
	The reign of Alexei Mikhailovich
	Founding of Okhotsk
	"Salt riot" in Moscow. Uprisings in Solvychegorsk, Veliky Ustyug, Solikamsk, Kozlov, Kursk, Voronezh, Tomsk, Surgut, etc.
	Campaign S. Dezhnev. Opening of the strait between Asia and America
	Convocation of the Zemsky Sobor. The beginning of the work of the Legislative Commission of Prince N. I. Odoevsky
	Adoption by the Zemsky Sobor of a new code of laws - the Cathedral Code of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich
	Uprisings in Pskov and Novgorod

	Events in the history of Russia 17th century
	The formation in Moscow of a circle of "zealots of piety" who advocated the implementation of church reform
1652 – 1658, 1667	Patriarchy of Nikon.
	Establishment of a state monopoly on the trade in bread wine (vodka)
	The beginning of the church reform of Patriarch Nikon
	Pereyaslav Council. Accession of Ukraine to Russia
	Russian-Polish war
	Russo-Swedish War
	Foundation of Irkutsk
	Peace of Cardis with Sweden
	"Copper Riot" in Moscow
	Revolts in Siberia and Bashkiria
	Post office in Russia
	Church Cathedral. Condemnation of Patriarch Nikon, deprivation of his patriarchal rank
	Patriarchy of Josaph II
	Andrusovo truce with the Commonwealth. Return of Smolensk and Chernigov lands to Russia
	Uprising in the Solovetsky Monastery (“Solovki Sitting”)
	Patriarchate of Pitirim
	Patriarchy of Joachim
	Russia's war with Turkey and the Crimean Khanate
	The reign of Fyodor Alekseevich
	Introduction of house-to-house taxation (instead of land tax)
	Bakhchisaray truce with Turkey and the Crimean Khanate
	The abolition of parochialism (the system of the feudal hierarchy that existed from the 15th century)
	The burning in Pustozersk of the leaders of the church schism Avvakum, Epiphanius and others.
	The struggle for power of the boyar groups of the Naryshkins and Miloslavskys after the death of Tsar Fedor Alekseevich. Shooter riot.
	Joint reign of brothers Ivan V and Peter I
	The reign of Princess Sofya Alekseevna - regent for underage sovereigns
	The creation of "amusing troops" by Peter I
	"Eternal Peace" with the Commonwealth
	Foundation of the Hellenic-Greek (since 1701 Slavic-Greek-Latin) Academy in Moscow
	Crimean campaigns of Russian troops under the command of Prince V.V. Golitsyn
	Nerchinsk treaty with China. Establishment of the Russian-Chinese border along the Argun and Gorbitsa rivers
	Patriarchy of Hadrian
	Solitary reign of Peter I (after the death of Tsar Ivan V)
	"Great Embassy" of Peter I to Europe
	Revolt of archery regiments. Mass executions of archers
	Decree of Peter I on the prohibition of wearing a beard and the introduction of European clothing
	City government reform. Creation of the Burgmeister Chamber
	The disbandment of the archery troops
	Introduction of a new chronology (Julian calendar)
	Treaty of Constantinople with Turkey
	Northern War of Russia with Sweden

("Quiet"), Fedor Alekseevich, princes Peter and Ivan under the regency of Princess Sophia.

Agriculture remained the main branch of the Russian economy, and the main agricultural crops were rye and oats. Due to the development of new lands in the Volga region, in Siberia, in the south of Russia, more agricultural products were produced than in the last century, although the methods of cultivating the land remained the same, with the help of a plow, a harrow; the plow moved slowly.

In the 17th century, the first manufactory was born, trade developed, but very poorly, because. Russia did not have access to the sea.

Russian culture of the 17th century was characterized by a gradual departure from church canons, the spread of secular knowledge, the secularization of architecture, painting, and sculpture. This happened because of the weakening of the influence of the church, its subordination to the state.

At the end of the 16th century, after his death, his son Fedor, who was weak-minded, and the young prince Dmitry remained after his death. Fedor could not rule, because. because of his dementia, he "could not keep facial expressions," so the boyars began to rule instead of him, among whom he stood out. He had great fame, tk. was a Tatar khan, brother-in-law of Fedor and son-in-law of Malyuta Skuratov, i.e. had rich family ties.

Boris Godunov did everything quietly, but "with meaning", therefore he received the nickname "Cunning Demon". In a few years, he destroyed all his opponents and became the sole ruler under Fedor. When Tsarevich Dmitry died in Uglich in 1591 (according to the official version, he himself ran into a knife), and in 1598 Tsar Fedor died, Boris Godunov was crowned king. The people believed him and shouted: "Boris to the kingdom!" With the accession of Boris to the throne, the Rurik dynasty came to an end.

Many of the activities carried out during the period of his reign were reformatory and resembled a reign. The positive transformations of the king include the following:

1. He was the first to invite foreign specialists, and all foreigners began to be called Germans, not only because there were more Germans among them, but also because they did not speak Russian, i.e. were "dumb".
2. He tried to calm society by uniting the ruling class. To do this, he stopped persecuting the boyars and elevating the nobles, thereby ending the civil war in Russia.
3. Established the outside world at the negotiating table, tk. virtually no wars.
4. He sent several hundred young nobles to study abroad and tried to be the first to shave off the beards of the boyars (although only Peter I succeeded).
5. He began the development of the Volga region, in his reign the cities of Samara, Tsaritsyn, Saratov were built.

The tightening of serfdom was negative - he introduced a five-year term for the investigation of fugitive peasants. The difficult situation of the people was aggravated by the famine of 1601-1603, which began due to the fact that in 1601 it rained all summer, and frost hit early, and in 1602 a drought set in. This undermined the Russian economy, people were dying of hunger, and cannibalism began in Moscow.

Vasily Shuisky photo

Boris Godunov is trying to suppress the social explosion. He began distributing bread for free from state stocks and set fixed prices for bread. But these measures were not successful, because. bread distributors began to speculate on it, moreover, the stocks could not be enough for all the hungry, and the restriction of the price of bread led to the fact that they simply stopped selling it.

In Moscow, during the famine, about 127 thousand people died, not everyone had time to bury them, and the bodies of the dead remained on the streets for a long time. The people decide that hunger is the curse of the Lord, and Boris is Satan. Gradually, rumors spread that he ordered to kill Tsarevich Dmitry, then they remembered that the Tsar was a Tatar. This situation was favorable for further events that took place in.

In 1603, Grigory Otrepiev appears - a monk of the Savvino-Storozhevsky monastery, who declared that he was "miraculously saved" Tsarevich Dmitry. People believed him, Boris Godunov nicknamed him, but he could not prove anything. The Polish king Sigismund III helped to get to the Russian throne. False Dmitry made a deal with him, according to which Sigismund gives money and an army, and Grigory, after accession to the Russian throne, was to marry a Pole, Marina Mnishek. In addition, False Dmitry promised to give the Poles the western Russian lands with Smolensk and introduce Catholicism in Russia.

The campaign of False Dmitry to Moscow lasted two years, but in 1605 he was defeated near Dobrynichy. In June 1605, Boris Godunov dies, his 16-year-old son Fyodor was thrown out of the window of the fourth floor. The whole family of Boris Godunov was killed, only Boris's daughter, Ksenia, was left alive, but she was destined for the fate of False Dmitry's mistress.

Alexey Mikhailovich photo

Tsarevich False Dmitry was elected to the kingdom by all the people, and in June 1605 the tsar and Grand Duke Dmitry Ivanovich solemnly entered Moscow. False Dmitry was very independent, he was not going to fulfill the promises made to the Polish king (except for marrying Marina Mnishek). He tried to introduce etiquette in Russian canteens, a fork, and he himself used it very cleverly at dinner.

Watching this, his close associates decided that he was False Dmitry, because. Russian tsars did not know how to use a fork. In May 1606, during an uprising that broke out in Moscow, False Dmitry was killed.

At the Zemsky Sobor in 1606, a boyar was elected tsar. It was during his reign that a Polish mercenary appeared, who gathered an army of peasants and moved to Moscow. At the same time, he said that he was leading Dmitry to the throne. In 1607, the uprising was crushed, but soon a new impostor appeared in Starodub, posing as Tsarevich Dmitry. Marina Mnishek (for 3 thousand rubles) even "recognized" him as her husband, but he failed to ascend the throne, in 1610 he was killed in Kaluga.

Dissatisfaction with Shuisky grew in the country. The nobles, led by Prokopy Lyapunov, overthrew Shuisky, and he was tonsured a monk. Power passed to the oligarchy of the seven boyars, called "". The boyars, led by Fedor Mstislavsky, began to rule Russia, but they did not have the people's trust and could not decide which of them would rule.

Patriarch Nikon photo

As a result, the Polish prince Vladislav, the son of Sigismund III, was called to the throne. Vladislav needed to convert to Orthodoxy, but he was a Catholic and was not going to change his faith. The boyars begged him to come "look", but he was accompanied by the Polish army, which captured Moscow. It was possible to preserve the independence of the Russian state only by relying on the people. In the autumn of 1611, the first people's militia was formed in Ryazan, headed by Prokopiy Lyapunov. But he failed to negotiate with the Cossacks and he was killed in the Cossack circle.

At the end of 1611, Kuzma Minin donated money for the creation. It was headed by Prince Dmitry Pozharsky. In October 1612, the Polish garrison in Moscow fell.

At the beginning of 1613, a Zemsky Sobor was held, at which a tsar was to be elected. All social classes were represented on it, there were even Cossacks. He was elected to the kingdom with the filing of a loud cry of the Cossacks. The Cossacks thought that the king could be easily manipulated, because. he was only 16 years old and did not know a single letter. Mikhail's father, Metropolitan Philaret, was in Polish captivity, his mother was in a monastery. The first wife of Ivan the Terrible was Romanov, besides, the Romanovs were not "smeared" with oprichnina, which also played an important role in the election of Mikhail as Tsar.

After his accession to the throne, a struggle begins between the boyars. They decided who to marry the young monarch. However, when the bride was selected, she was dying. Mikhail married only 13 years later to Evdokia Streshneva, and the boyars were still able to gain influence over him.

In 1619, Mikhail's father returned from captivity, as a result, dual power was established in the country. Formally, Michael ruled, officially - Filaret, and this continued until the death of Filaret in 1633. Michael's reign was fair and wise. Taxes were lowered, the Russian people paid the so-called "fifth money" to the treasury, and kept 4/5 for themselves. Foreigners were granted the rights to build factories in Russia, and the development of the metallurgical and metalworking industries began.

Peter 1 photo

Mikhail Fedorovich almost did not wage wars, calm came in Russia. In 1645 he died quietly, and his son Alexei ascended the throne. For his kindness and gentleness, he was nicknamed "The Quietest". He had two wives, from the first, Maria Miloslavskaya, the son Fedor was born, from the second, Natalya Naryshkina, the sons Peter and Ivan, and the daughter Sophia.

During his reign, Alexei Mikhailovich carried out moderate transformations, and also carried out church and urban reforms. An important act is the publication of the Council Code of 1649. It was a set of laws on all issues from the economy to the state system (autocracy).

The most important part was the articles "On the sovereign's honor." No one could encroach on the power of the king, but the king had to consult with the boyars. The punishment for attempted assassination of the sovereign "in word and deed" was the death penalty.

Chapters devoted to the peasant question - "The Court of the Peasants". Serfdom was formalized, the peasants were the property of the owner, they could be bought and sold. The serfs were judged by their landowner. The serf peasant had only one right to complain to the sovereign.

According to the chapter "On Estates", estates were allowed to be inherited, they could not deprive a nobleman of the estate, i.e. the role of the nobility increased.

Church reform

Before Alexei Mikhailovich, the church was independent of the state. The king subordinated the church to the state through the following measures:

• the church began to pay taxes to the state, i.e. was deprived of financial privileges;
• the king became the judge over the church;
• monasteries were deprived of the right to buy land.

He proposed his own reform: to be baptized not with two fingers, but with three; bow down in church. This caused discontent among the clergy and the secular nobility. There was a church split, a movement of Old Believers appeared, headed by Archpriest Avaakum.

Alexei Mikhailovich managed to break the church and subjugate it to himself. In 1666, Patriarch Nikon was deprived of his dignity and imprisoned in a monastery prison, and Archpriest Avaakum was stripped and cursed at a church council. After that, the brutal persecution of the Old Believers began.

Urban reform

The townspeople were recognized as a special, independent class, but they were attached to the cities. The rights of the townspeople to trade were protected: the peasant had to wholesale his products to the townspeople, and the townspeople could sell them at retail.

At the end of the 17th century, after the death of Alexei Mikhailovich, leapfrog began on the throne, because. he had three sons and a daughter. In 1676, his eldest son, 14-year-old Fyodor, ascended the throne, but he was ill, could not walk on his own, and power was in the hands of his relatives on his mother's side. In 1682, Fedor died, and under the juvenile Ivan and Peter, Princess Sophia began to rule. She ruled until 1689 and managed to do a lot of useful things:

• gave freedom to cities;
• realized the need to break through to the sea for the development of trade, for this two (though unsuccessful) Crimean campaigns were undertaken, in 1687 and 1689.

Sophia tried to seize all power, but the 17-year-old tsar was already ready to assume power.

Results

So, the 17th century in is not only "", a troubled age, but also a century of contradictions. In the Russian economy, the dominant position was occupied by the feudal structure, and at the same time, the capitalist structure of the economy was emerging. Despite the fact that the situation of the people was extremely difficult, serfdom was formalized, nevertheless, it was the people who could help one or another candidate for the Russian throne become king, believe him and follow him.

By the end of the 17th century, the development trend of the state system of Russia was clearly defined - this is the transition from autocracy with the boyar Duma, i.e. from a class-representative monarchy, to a bureaucratic-noble monarchy, i.e. to an absolute monarchy. In Russia, the monarchy finally took shape in the course of Peter the Great's reforms.

After the death of the second tsar from the Romanov dynasty, Alexei Mikhailovich, 14-year-old Fedor (1676-1682) was elevated to the Russian throne - he ruled for 6 years. He was an educated man of his time, but he did not take a painful and active part in public affairs; in fact, the country was ruled by relatives on the mother's side of the Miloslavsky boyars. After his death, according to tradition, his brother Ivan (15 years old) was supposed to inherit, but he was sickly, frail and half-blind. And at the suggestion of the patriarch, the son of the second wife of Tsar Romanov A.M. was proclaimed king. (N.K. Naryshkina) Petra is 10 years old, but healthy and very smart. But the Miloslavskys, Ivan's sister Sophia was especially active, led the struggle for power and in 1682 used the rebellion of the archers, which raged in Moscow for 3 days. By the will of the archers, Ivan became the first tsar, Peter the second, and Sophia became their regent. Peter began to rule independently in 1689.

For several years, Peter I did not take an active part in government. One of his first important cases was Azov campaigns (1695-1696). The first failed due to the lack of a fleet. The first Russian fleet was built on the Voronezh River. (2 ships, 23 galleys and thousands of small vessels). The second assault on the Turkish fortress of Azov was successful; another fortress, Taganrog, was built here. Another important event is Grand Embassy .1697 250 people - constable Pyotr Mikhailov. The path lay through Riga, the German principalities to Holland and England. In addition to negotiations, Peter I devoted a lot of time to the study of ships, military affairs, acquaintance with military equipment, but he also visited manufactories and schools, fortresses and theaters, the parliament and the observatory, and worked at shipyards himself. A lot of effort has been spent on gaining access to the Baltic Sea - this North War with Sweden. 1700 - 1721, colossal expenses. The Treaty of Nishtad secured part of the Baltic coast for Russia, but Russia paid 1.5 million rubles.

Peter I did not have a special plan for reforms; they arose and were carried out as needed. The greatest shifts have taken place in industry. Before Peter I, there were 30 manufactories, and during the years of his reign there were about 200. First of all, metallurgical factories were created, most of them in the Urals, textile, especially sailing-linen and cloth. Basically, these enterprises worked, of course, for the army. The more rapid development of industry, of course, was hindered by serfdom. To support Russian industry and trade, Peter I pursued a policy protectionism . In the social sphere: he equalized the rights of the nobles and the boyars, there is a merger of these estates into a single class - the nobles. Ranking table is published. In addition to the nobility and the clergy, everyone paid a poll tax of approximately 15 million. There is a complete reform of the authorities: the Senate, the main legislative and judicial body, has been created. Instead of orders, there were 50 of them, 10 colleges were established with clear boundaries for their activities, for example, a foreign affairs college, a military college, etc. To govern the church - the Synod, another step in the subordination of the church to the state. In order to strengthen local power, the country was divided into 8 provinces, they were divided into provinces, i.e. to the counties. Under Peter I, the army and navy were strong in Europe, a recruiting system was introduced. He initiated the introduction of European traditions into the life of Russian society.

Estate policy and estate structure
states under Catherine II

The class policy under Catherine II was aimed at strengthening the social base of Absomotism - the nobility. Another feature of the class policy of Catherine II is the formation of the merchant class, which occupied an intermediate position between the "noble nobility" and the "vile" class. Each category of the population under Catherine II acquired class isolation, which was determined by the corresponding rights and privileges recorded in laws and decrees: April 21, 1785, on the birthday of Catherine II, were simultaneously issued charter

nobility and cities. A draft letter of grant to the peasants was prepared, but it was not published due to fears of noble discontent.

Letter of commendation to the nobility 1785.

Confirmed the class rights and privileges of the nobility.

Creation of noble institutions in the provinces and congresses.

Assigning the title of "noble" to the nobility.

The nobility was exempted from compulsory service, did not pay taxes, were not subjected to corporal punishment, and had the right to start their own factories and factories. The nobles created corporations and chose their leaders.

Letter of commendation to cities 1785.

Confirmed the rights and privileges of the merchants.

Divided the urban population into 6 categories.

Introduced a system of city government.

All townspeople were recorded in the City Philistine Book and constituted a "city society". Every 3 years, the inhabitants of the city elected the city council, and the mayor was appointed by the government.