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The Romanov dynasty is founded. Russia is still mostly in a medieval state with serfs and a feudal system. They had not yet experienced the Renaissance.
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Peter the Great takes the throne of Russia at 10 years old. He does not take control of the government until 1689. He was originally uneducated, but would become one of the most autocratic monarchs.
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Peter the Great decides to go to other European cities to learn more about how Europe was improving.
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Peter begins a war with Sweden. Originally the Swedish army of 8000 people destroys his larger one. He eventually defeats
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Peter died, leaving a mixed legacy. He had expanded Russia's territory, but he also greatly enforced absolute power.
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Catherine the Great becomes Tsar.
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Russia agrees to divide up Poland between them, Prussia, and Austria.
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100th anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty
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Russia had supported Pan-Slavism, the idea that Slavs shared a similar nationality. This gave Serbian terrorists the ideas to assassinate Archduke Ferdinard, and the War began!
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Beginning of Revolution/ Civil war
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War breaks out between the Bolshevik communists and the counterrevolutionaries. During
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The Communist government wins the civil war and takes over Russia.
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Soviet Union falls apart, we "win" the cold war.