Here are your Russian Key Concepts: 4.1.VII – As merchants’ profits increased and governments collected more taxes, funding for the visual and performing arts, even for popular audiences, increased along with an expansion of literacy and increased focus on innovation and scientific inquiry. 4.2.II.A – Peasant and artisan labor intensified in many regions. 4.2.III.B – … Continue reading "Episode 20 – Early Modern Russia"