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Russia

By issybella23
  • Ivan the Terrible
    Jan 1, 1547

    Ivan the Terrible

    ( Ivan the IV ) is crowned the first czar ( like an emperor ) of Russia
  • Russia Joins U.S.S.R

    Russia Joins U.S.S.R

    becomes part of the Soviet Socialists Republics ( U.S.S.R )
  • Cold War begins

    Cold War begins

    Relations between the U.S & U.S.S.R are tense.
  • Government is Restructured, U.S.S.R collapses

    Government is Restructured, U.S.S.R collapses

    Mikhail Gorbachev restructures the government and the U.S.S.R collapses. It is now 15 independent republics.
  • Nuclear weapons cut down

    Nuclear weapons cut down

    U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agree to cut down on their nuclear weapons,