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Feb 18, 1555
St. Basil's Cathedral
construction begins on St. Basil's Cathedral in moscow -
romanov dynasty
The romanov dynasty of czars begins -
Great Schism
nikon becomes head of the russian Orthodox Church and meaks reforms that lead to a religious upheavel called the great schism -
Peater the Great
peater the great becoms czar of russia -
Nepoleon
the french general Nepoleon retreats during winter after a failed attack on russia -
The Russian Revolution
the russian revolution occurs -
Russia
Russia becomes part of the soviet union -
Lenin dies
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.