Russia Engages the World

From the Fall of Constantinople to the Reign of Ivan the Terrible: A Summary of Russian History

Introduction

Prior to 1453

The Period of Mongol Invasion and Rule, 1237–1480

Muscovy Emerges as a Power

1453–1584: Moscow Becomes the "Third Rome"

Ivan IV Descends into Madness

From the Fall of Constantinople to the Reign of Ivan the Terrible: A Summary of World History

Europe

Eurasia

Russia's Globalization:
A Key

Events marked are specific to Muscovy/Russia's internal development.
Those marked are important world historical or cultural events.
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Russia Looks at the World

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After Cosmas Indicopleustes (fl. 6th century) Kniga glagolemaia Kosmografiia [The Book Termed the Cosmography] Russia, first third of the 18th century NYPL, Map Division Modeled after 17th-century Russian monastic translations of world maps (themselves based on models dating back to the second-century astronomer and geographer Ptolemy), this “circular” style was out of favor in western Europe by the late 15th century. Allegorical figures indicate that the sun’s rays begin the day in Asia, proceed to Africa and then to Europe, and end the day in “New America.” Moscow is represented by the Kremlin (lower left), recognizable by the “splendor of its numerous cupolas.”