Czars

By hollyhumpal
  • Period: Oct 19, 1462 to

    Czars

  • Oct 19, 1505

    Ivan the Great 1462-1505 (Ruled)

    Ivan the Great 1462-1505 (Ruled)
    Sofia brought costums of the Byzanine court and more openness to Europe culture.Ivan refused in 1480 to pay his father's tribute. The Russian state gained independence from the Mongol Tatars. Made Moscow the centre of the world by considerably expending it's borders.Launched a war against the Novgorod princedom. Thereby acquining all of northern Russia from Lapland (now Finland) to the Ural Mountains. Ivan III became the "gather" of Russian Land and tripled the territory of his state. Riley

  • Ivan the Terrible 1530-1584 (Ruled)

    Ivan the Terrible 1530-1584 (Ruled)
    Dreamed unlimited power. He set up the Oprichnina Ca terrorist group across cities. In 1547, age 16, he was crowned czar of all Russia.He revised the law code, created an elire standing army, and introduced local self mangement in rual regions.Turned country into militery heavyweight
    Made architects balled St. Basil's cathedral, blinded the architects from building any thing else.Was known as a manipula labor, theologion, great public speaker, and one of the most educated people of all time BD

  • Peter the Great 1682-1725 (Ruled)

    Peter the Great 1682-1725 (Ruled)
    Known for willpower, extraordinary energy and supreme vision. Started building navy in 1696. Main objective was was to strengthen the anti-Turkish coalition. In 1698 he executed hundreds of rebels to stop the uprisings. In 1703 he made St.Petersburg dislike Moscow. In 1689 the Russians revolted. Brandon

  • Catherine the Great 1762-1796 (Ruled)

    Catherine the Great 1762-1796 (Ruled)
    Expanded the territory of the Russian Empire and improved its administration. June 28th railed the troops of St.Petersburg to her support and declared herself Catherin II the sovereign ruler of Russia. Wise and generous ruler. Placed her among the 18th-centuary rulers known as "enlightened despots". Arts and science brought much attetion when Catherine was ruler. Holly

  • Nicholas I 1825-1855 (Ruled)

    Nicholas I 1825-1855 (Ruled)
    The third son of czar Paul I. Didn't start off with good home. His home was very unstable. Didn't find interesting humanities. Instead he liked by engineering and military affairs, especially enjoying the drills and fun of parades. He strengthen society in Russia. His regimes was proclaimed to be "autocracy, orthodoxy and nationality" Brandon

  • Alexander II 1855-1881 (Ruled)

    Alexander II 1855-1881 (Ruled)
    In 1881 Russia became one of the last countries in Europe to shake off serfdom. Inherited a bloody Crimean War with a coalition of the Turkey-led Ottoman Empire, Britain, and France. Eldest son of Tsar. Reforms were getting more and more criticism. 1876 a Bulgarian revolt against the Turks was brutally crushed causing a public outcry in Russia. Holly

  • Nicholas II 1884-1917 (Ruled)

    Nicholas II 1884-1917 (Ruled)
    Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia. Nicholases father died in 1894. AleKsey was diagnosed with a life threatening illness, hemophilia. Nicholas took his country into war with Japan. Nicholas felt obligated to prevent a German invasion of Europe and took Russia into World War I. Riley Riley