Russia

Ivan IV was officially crowned Isar or "cesar" of Russia

Jan 1, 1547

Ivan IV was a very mean man and always looked angered. He was very cruel to people and they finally over threw him.

Under the ruling of Peter the Great Russia was proclaimed a Empire and was finally recongized as a world power

Jan 1, 1721

Peter the Great got into many wars and won all of them and took over most of the eastern contient.

World War I

Jan 1, 1914

Russia enter World War I because Austria- Hungary declared war on their ally.

USSR

Dec 30, 1922

The Union of Soviet Solcialist Republicans was formed. They were the largest party and ruled most of the Soviet Union for most of it's whole existence.

Non-agression Treaty

Jun 22, 1941

Nazi, Germany broke a non-agression treaty with the Soviet Union when they attacked the Soviets with the largest and most powerful invasion force in human history.

Great Patortic War

Jan 1, 1945

World War II or The Great Patrotic War as known to the Soviets had the biggest casulties accounted for with 10.6 million to 15.9 million.

Space Age

Jan 1, 1957

Soviets launched the worlds first artifcial satelitte in to orbit

Boris Yeltsin

Jun 1, 1991

Boris Yeltsin was elected president of Russia

President Resigns

Dec 31, 1999

Yeltsin Resigned and Prime Minster Puton took over.

Prime Minster Relected

Jan 1, 2000

Putin was relected to be President.