The History of
Imperial Russia 		Dickinson State
University
Study Guide 6


Reading Assignment

MacKenzie & Curran, A History of Russia...Fourth Edition, Chapter 9, "Society, Culture, and Religion in Appanage Rus," pp. 122-133.

Identifications

  • boyars
  • Metropolitan Maxim
  • votchina system
  • Metropolitan Peter
  • pomestie system
  • St. Sergius of Radonezh
  • St. George's Day (November 26)
  • Andrei Rubl‰v

    Questions for Study and Discussion

  • Describe the various changes which marked the position of social groups during the Appanage Period. What were the consequences of these changes?

  • Describe the role of the Russia Orthodox Church as a national unifier during the Appanage Period.

  • "Russian culture, after experiencing a period of decline and stagnation, was powerfully stimulated in the late 14th and early 15th centuries by the religious revival and growth of national feeling after the Kulikowa victory." What evidence is there for this statement?

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