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53297635Ivan the Greathis reign made Moscow the center of a new Russian state with a central government0
53297636Ivan the Terriblefirst tsar of Russia, he added many new lands to the growing state1
53297637Peter the Greathis ideas made Russia much more like Europe and introduced western culture2
53297638Catherine the Greather reform and administrative techniques made Russia an international power and increased Russian territory.3
53297639Vitus Beringexplorer whose discovery of the Bering straight made it much easier to travel to North America4
53297640Patriarch Nikonthe head of the Orthodox Church but after challenging the tsar's authority, he was exiled to a remote monastery5
53297641Avvakumhis death epitomized the tension between the church and the Russian government6
53297642Cossackspeasants who fled the west to the east and formed outlaw armies.7
53297643BoyarsRussian nobles and aristocrats8
53297644Novgorodfounded by the Vikings, it became Russia's first important city9
53297645OprichnikiRussian secret police who operated under Ivan IV10

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