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construction begins on St. Basil's Cathedral in moscow
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The romanov dynasty of czars begins
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nikon becomes head of the russian Orthodox Church and meaks reforms that lead to a religious upheavel called the great schism
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peater the great becoms czar of russia
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the french general Nepoleon retreats during winter after a failed attack on russia
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the russian revolution occurs
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Russia becomes part of the soviet union
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Lenin dies. Trotsky is defeated by a triumvirate of Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev. Though Stalin stays in the background it is he who is the real power as the other two will shortly discover.