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  • Ivan III Frees Russia from the Monguls
    Aug 11, 1480

    Ivan III Frees Russia from the Monguls

    Ivan III, rebels against the Monguls and claims most of Russia.
  • Period: Aug 25, 1530 to

    Ivan The Terrible

    He bacame the Czar in 1533. Ivan the Terrrible made a centrally conrtoled Government, and aquired a lot of land through ruthless means.
  • Russian Famine

    Russian Famine

    This famine was the worst Russia ever experienced, killing at least two million people or 1/3 of Russia's population.
  • Period: to

    Peter The Great

    Peter The Great became the Czar in 1682. By the time he died, he centralized Government, modernized the Army, and created a Navy.
  • Peter Begins Building

    Peter Begins Building

    Peter begins to build Saint Petersburg in the Swedish land occupied by russia.
  • Beard Tax

    Beard Tax

    Russia comanded all those who wear a beard pay a tax. And at the payment of tax they get a token (the picture) to say they paid.
  • Period: to

    Catherine the Great Becomes Empress

    She became the longest-ruling fermale leader of Russia. The time she ruled is known as the Catherian era, or known as the Golden age of Russia.
  • Alexander I becomes Czar of Russia

    Alexander I becomes Czar of Russia

    Was the Czar of Russsia when Napolean tried to invade Russia. He tried to introduce Liberal Reforms.
  • Napoleon Gets Defeated by Russia

    Napoleon Gets Defeated by Russia

    Napoleon lead troops into Russia but was defeated in 7 months.
  • Period: to

    Crimean War

    Was the fist modern war faught. It introduced technical changes which affected the future course of warfare, including the first tactical use of railways and the electric telegraph.

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