Mongol Influence On Russia

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Russian History has always been grounded on the fundamental principle of abrupt change that have been about through war and suffrage. Generally, the changes are forcibly thrusted wholesale on Russian and the civils residing inside of their wall, which contradicts the idea of a gradual revolution. Kievan Rus was a prince ran nation-state that marked the start of Russian culture and civils. The nation-state was ruled by various princes such as Vladimir, Pskov, Suzdal and Kiev – who constantly fought and argued for power and control of the area. The Kievan state reached its highest point and managed to attain relative peace in contrast to the years that have passed under the reign of St. Vladimir the Great and Yaroslav the Wise. It is a questionable …show more content…

When the Mongols first entered the area surrounding Kievan Rus (around 1219), the area of Polovtsy turned to the princes for assistance. According to documented historical sources, the Mongols have not planned on attacking the lands of Rus, and had even sent envoys that requested peace between the princes and themselves. However, the princes of Rus did not trust the Mongols, believing that the Mongols would continue their advancement into the area. Subsequently, there was an order to kill the emissaries of the Mongol envoy, which fractured the state and led to the invasion of the Mongols into the state. Within twenty years, the Russian principalities fell to the armies of Batu Khan. Eventually, the Mongols destroyed the Kiev as it was the symbolic centre for Kievan Rus. The outlying north-western principalities were the only cities to survive the onslaught and would later feel the indirect subjugation of the Golden horde. Maybe a different decision at the hand of the prince would have averted this failure and deconstruction of the state, but it is too late to find out now. Nevertheless, the miscalculations of the princes led to diverse change in terms of religion, language, art, government, and political …show more content…

The clergy were killed and those that survived were taken as prisoners and later enslaved. In order to move forward and spread more propaganda in relation to the plight the Mongols claimed that they were sent by god to punish the people of Rus for their sins, which of course the people appear to have believed. The Orthodox Church became a powerful beacon throughout the duration of the Mongolian invasion and reign as the people turned to the church in search of