: New fortress cities (like Voronezh and Samara) were built to protect against Crimean Tatar raids. 5. The Dynastic Crisis
: Because Fedor was not a strong leader, a group of boyars assisted him. Boris Godunov , the Tsar’s brother-in-law, eventually became the actual ruler of the country. 2. Domestic Policy and Social Tension konspekt po istorii rossii paragraf 11 7 2 klass
A major achievement of Godunov's administration was making the Russian Orthodox Church independent from Constantinople. became the first Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', raising Russia's international prestige. 4. Foreign Policy Successes : New fortress cities (like Voronezh and Samara)