Sophia's Positive Achievements
“During the time that Sophia was regent of Russia there were many positive achievements” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
The statement that Sophia had many positive achievements as a Regent can be questioned. However I am going to discuss which of Sophia’s actions can be seen as achievements.
Firstly, when Sophia first became Regent she made it seem as if she was actually running the country, for example she sat on a diamond encrusted throne and also she wore a crown of pearls on her head. She also made the Swedish ambassadors kiss her hand when they came to visit her. She beckoned the ambassadors as if she really was ruling the country. This shows that she was taking to role as Regent very seriously and wanted to emphasise …show more content…
In 1685 Sophia made an agreement with Poland which meant that Russia were able to keep Kiev. However this came at a price due to the fact that Sophia soon declared war on the Ottoman Empire and agreed to launch an attack on the Sultan’s vassal, which was part of the Ottoman Empire. A positive that came from the declaration of this war was that they were able to join a coalition with major European powers. For year the Tartars (Turks) had been attacking Russian territory and taking Russian people as slaves to be sold in Turkey. So therefore a main principle aim for the war against the Tartars was to stop these raids. In May 1687, a Russian army of 100,000 men marched south to attack the Tartars. The Tartars smoked out the Russian Army and the army general, Golitysn, decided to retreat. Golitysn treated this as a success as the Khan had fled into the remote mountains after being terrified of the attack from the Russians. However the second campaign against the Tartars was a failure which caused a large number of people who opposed Sophia’s rule to question whether she was the right person to rule the country. I believe that this wasn’t a positive achievement for Sophia because they didn’t win either battle and after the Wars people began to question the rule of
The statement that Sophia had many positive achievements as a Regent can be questioned. However I am going to discuss which of Sophia’s actions can be seen as achievements.
Firstly, when Sophia first became Regent she made it seem as if she was actually running the country, for example she sat on a diamond encrusted throne and also she wore a crown of pearls on her head. She also made the Swedish ambassadors kiss her hand when they came to visit her. She beckoned the ambassadors as if she really was ruling the country. This shows that she was taking to role as Regent very seriously and wanted to emphasise …show more content…
In 1685 Sophia made an agreement with Poland which meant that Russia were able to keep Kiev. However this came at a price due to the fact that Sophia soon declared war on the Ottoman Empire and agreed to launch an attack on the Sultan’s vassal, which was part of the Ottoman Empire. A positive that came from the declaration of this war was that they were able to join a coalition with major European powers. For year the Tartars (Turks) had been attacking Russian territory and taking Russian people as slaves to be sold in Turkey. So therefore a main principle aim for the war against the Tartars was to stop these raids. In May 1687, a Russian army of 100,000 men marched south to attack the Tartars. The Tartars smoked out the Russian Army and the army general, Golitysn, decided to retreat. Golitysn treated this as a success as the Khan had fled into the remote mountains after being terrified of the attack from the Russians. However the second campaign against the Tartars was a failure which caused a large number of people who opposed Sophia’s rule to question whether she was the right person to rule the country. I believe that this wasn’t a positive achievement for Sophia because they didn’t win either battle and after the Wars people began to question the rule of