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Ivan the terrible was the first czar to be crowned for russia
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Czar Peter laid down the foundation for Russia
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Russia becomes part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)
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During the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky take control of the government. In 1918, Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed.
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the brutal leader Joseph Stalin turns the U.S.S.R. into an industrial and military power. During World War II, the U.S.S.R. sides with Germany, but later switches sides, joining the U.S. and Britain.
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The Cold War begins , Relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are tense. The U.S. believes that the Soviets communist government and control of Eastern Europe are threats to U.S. security.
