7: Rise of Muscovite Power
The Making of Modern Ukraine
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The Origins of Muskevi Power
Russia is trading the Atlantic and the Pacific at the same time. They sign a peace treaty with China in 1689, which establishes the border between Muskevi and China. The route to China eventually does take place, but by way of land rather than by way of sea. So this is the origins of Muskevi power,. A new system, an enormous amount of new territory, and the success of centralization in all of this. And it has very much to do with the Mongol period, which lasts for so very much longer there than elsewhere. Its first moves when it comes into existence are territorial expansion to Europe, but mostly into Asia.
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