The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-30
Third Chapter of The stars Tab
lotd History Of Russia.

Husblhs under the MonEol YOKE.
was gradually united into the
grand principally OF Museoyy.
With Moscow as n capital.
At the same time Lithuania be-
c. me powerful In Western Russia.
NoYgorod remained an independent
republic. and Sweden and the
Liyonian knights prevented Mus
cows expansion 20 the north. Pc.
land to the west. Turkey TO the
south.
Had Noygorod cast her lot with
Lithuania. history might have been
d.Ierent.
This republic. which had invited
SG2 A. ID. submitted 10 the grand
rincs OF Muscovy in 1870. Thus
tie foundation OF the modern Rus
alan empire was laid.
Principally after principally
submitted TO Muscovy. whose ruler
lccame known as Ivan the Great
Inner dIGscnsion among the Mon
Folian oveTlords OF Russia caused
the empire founded by Genghis
Khan TO be split into smaller
.arts. In European Russia appear
ed the Khanaies OF Kaxan, As
trakhan and Crimea. and the
Horde OF the Nogais.
Kazan was established on the
ruins OF the ancient Bulgaria, on
the volEa.
Ivan the Great used the petty
.ealousics among the Tartars 10
aid his cause. and In is1s. having
made himself despot over the
Russian principaIi,ies. he rebelled
against the Monaghan overlords.
Ivan trampled under foot the
image OF the khan. which the lat
ter's ENJOYS brought in their jour
ney 20 receive Russia's tribute.
Then he slew all the ENJOYS but
enc. who was permitted TO carry
the news TO the Mongolian horde.
The Muscovites and the Mongols
faced each other finally across a
river. over which insults we're
hurled. Winter came; ice formed
between the two inactive armies.
Siill there was no battle. Sud
denly unexplained panic seized
both armies. the Muscoyites re-
treated toward Moscow and the
Tartsrs returned into Asia. never
rgain 10 reconquer their Russian
empire. Thus ingloriously was
Eussia's victory over her Asiatlc
overlords won. aided by the col
fusion OF Crimea, one OF the indie
pendent colonies left In Russia by
the Tartar overflow.
Ivan the Great next fought IN
conclusive wars with the Lthuan-
iuns. and invited Greeks and ltal-
inns into the court OF Russia.
which nov. the Mongol influence
gone. began again to assume the
character OF a European state.
Ivan tho Greats grandson. Ivan
the Terrible. assumed the throne
H. 15t7, and sigralised his reign by
Conquering and annexing kazan
and Ast-akhan. holding the Cri-
means In check, and driving the
Toutonic oppressors from Livonia
and Esthonia. Poland took Livonia
rom Russia, but Ivan sent the
Cossacks across the Trails and took
Possession Of Western Siberia.
Sweden aud Poland prevented him
from getting a port on the Baltic.
The later years OF lvan's life
we're marked by great cruelties.
He invented the pastime of boiling
In oil. At the same time he form
cd an alliance with England, mark
ing Russia's permanent entry into
affairs OF Western Europe.
A succession of minor czars was
followed by a period of strife be-
tween pretenders TO the throne.
which ended In the revolution OF
1605-f6i3. The entire land was
bathed In blood, and order was re-
stored only when a national as
rembly OF representatives declared
tie line OF Rurik extinct and con-
ierred tho throne upon Michael