Mikhail Romanov Returned from exile after the end of the time of Troubles he stabilized the Empire and healed the wounds caused by the Brutal Polish Invasion Mikhail was a sun of Patriarch Filraret who was captured by the Poles his Fathers Image as a Martyr made him Really Popular after being crowned he signed the Treaty of Stoltobovo ending Ivan Groznys Catostrophic Ingrian War Mikhail Prevented terotorial Concesions to the Svedens who even demanded Archangelsk Port where later Saint Petersburg would be built meaning Ingria would be given to the Svedes Parts of Karelia and the Baltics were given to the Svedes in Return for these Teritories Sveden Recongized Mikhail Romanov as the Rightfull Monarch of Russia Internationaly Legitimizing the Romanov Dinasty Mikhail also signed the truce of Deulino ending the Wars with Poland Giving Smolensk and Parts of Western Pskov Oblast to the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth he continued the Conquest of Siberia led by the Russian Feudal Landlords of the Stroganov Clique as some Local Incursions happend funded by Turkic States who still wanted to prevent the Russian Liberation of Siberia Mikhail married Eudoxia Shetsntna a Commoner his Mother tried to Sabotague the Marriage and was involved in a feud against her sun but she didnt succeded and Mikhail had 10 Children with his wife after King Sigismund died the Poles continued Imperialist Incursions against Russia breaking the Treaty under King Wladyslaw Polish Forces Started Attacking Russian Villages around Smolensk the Tsar deployed the Army and the Russian Army Attacked around Smolensk with the Aim of Retaking the City Lead by Commander Shein who was a Oportunist allied to Boris Godunov and was generally seen as an Incompetent Commander Several Polish Fort and Small Citys such as Dorogobuzh around Smolensk were Liberated by the Advancing Russian Army Sheins forces managed to Signifantly damage the City Walls of Smolensk Heavy Artillery Bombardment hit the city killing tens of thousands of Polish Soldiers a Russian Charge into the City was then Repelled by Remainign Polish Regiments the defenders were prepared the fortifications of Smolensk were crumbling under the Russian cannonfire many Polish Soldiers even deserted and Surenderd to the Russian Side during this constant Bombardment to save their lifes the Polish send Reinforcments tens of thousands of Winged Ultimatly crushed the Russian Forces Positionend Around the city due to this defeat a new Treaty was signed in Which Poltava Chernigov and Kiev were annexed by the Poles Mikhail was forced to take drastic mesahures Shein was executed and a large Millitary Reform foccusing on Modern Arms the Streltsy the Cannon Artillery and Modern Infantry and Cavalry Tactics he modernised the Russian Army to a extent that had not been seen before Mikhail diversified and eficianized the Government he established the Prikaz the two Government Offices the first Foreign Minister Apointed by Mikhail was Pyotr Tretjakov he forged the Russo svedish Allience against the Polish Lithuanian Commonnwealth Ivan Gramotin who replaced was known to be a puppet of King Sigismund of Poland and later Wladyslaw as the War with Poland started Mikhail was forced to dismiss this Polish Spy to avoid a disaster his succesors also turned out to be polish spys Mikhail expanded the Streltsesky Pikraz in charge of the Rifle Regiments the Streltsy Mikhails Loyal Advisor and head of the Duma under him was Fyodor Sheremetev Mikhail was succeded by his Sun Alexis his Mentor Boris Morozov was the Boyar who advocated for the implementation Of Western Euroepan Feudalism in Russia and Modernization Reforms under Mikhail Morozov Secured Peace with the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth as Russia wasnt ready to take back the lost teriorys yet as Reforms werent fully implemented due to the Feudal Crisis aftert the time salt Prices Rose sky high leading to the Salt Right were thousands of Peasants Stormed the Kremlin these Riots were blamed on Morozov as he was a Corupt Western Agent drying the Feudal Economy Alexis Wrote a new Constitution he was a staunch defender of Russian Slav Feudalism with this Constituation he revoked all aspects of European Feudalism which were introduced by his Fahter and by Morozov and stayed a sef based Economy highly relying on serf slave labour Alexis led a Millitary Reform trying to Modernise the Russian Army further introducing Hussar Regiments which Poland so succesfully used at Smolensk due to the influx of Coruppt Polish connected Boyars dozens of Riots occured due to feudal crisis after the Time of Troubles the Price of copper also skyrocketed triggering the copper riots also Cossack Rebellions erupted which alexis succesfully supressed Alexis led a failed Feudal Imperialist War against Safavid Iran facing large casualties and achieving nothing after Groznys Ingrian War Feudal Imperialism more and more became the Norm in Russia after a long and constant Madernity of Wars of National Liberation but Alexei was able to defeat Poland after his Millitary Reforms and recapture the lost Russian Teritorys being aided by Novorossijan Hetmans he liberated the Little Russian Teritorys and Western Belarussian Teritorys at the same time he laid a failed War of National Liberation to Liberate Svedish Ocupied Russian Regions due to the Superior Svedish Army and the Icompetency of Ivan Andreyevich Khokhavansky he failed facing high casualties after the Parlametarist Victory against the Monarchist in the English Civil War Alexis cut off Diplomatic relations with England His Westernization Campaign of the Russian Orthodox Church further aligning with its Byzantine father triggerd the Old Beliver Movement in the next video we will talk about Peter the Great so stay tuned
