Himanshu | Russia Timeline | MED By AnnieDaVinci Period: 1700 to 2017 Timespan 1721 Russia conquers Latvia and Estonia after years of war with Sweden 1725 Peter The Great crowns himself the "ruler" of the Tsardom aswell as the "leader" of the Orthodox Church 1772 Russia conquers Crimea, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and parts of Poland 1798 Russia partakes in the European coalitions against Napoleonic France and defeats them in 1812 1877 War between Russia and Turkey ; Russia takes over parts of the Ottoman Empire 1897 Marxist Social Party Formed 1918 Bolsheviks win the war against the White-Russians Dec 20, 1922 Soviet Union Formed 1930 Russian Industrial Revolution 1939 Soviets sign non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany 1941 Nazi Germany Attacks The Soviet Union, Soviets ally with the US and the UK 1945 Victory held over fall of Nazi Germany 1947 Beginning of Cold War 1953 Death of Stalin 1991 Soviet Union collapses, a new state is created : "Russia". 1994 Russia joins NATO 2000 Putin wins elections 2008 Russian war with Georgia 2015 Russia starts air striking Syria