Russia Timeline By wolfe333 Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Dec 31, 2012 Major Points in Russian History Jan 1, 1237 Mongolian Invasion of Russia All major cities are destroyed except Novgorod and Pskov. Tartars take control. Jan 1, 1552 Ivan the Terrible regains Russian Control Ivan the Terrible conquers the Tartars and restores Russian control. Jan 1, 1853 Crimean War Jan 1, 1857 End of Crimean Wr Jan 1, 1877 Russian-Turkish War Jan 1, 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Russia loses territory when the war with Germany ends. Jan 3, 1918 Civil War between Red Army and White Russians (anti-communists) Jan 1, 1922 End of Civil War Jan 1, 1991 Russia leaves the Soviet Union Jan 1, 1993 Random internal conflicts within the government Aug 1, 1999 Yeltsin is replaced by Putin Mar 1, 2000 Putin is elected Dec 1, 2000 Anthem re-written to replace the Soviet anthem May 1, 2002 U.S. and Russia agree to reduce nuclear weapons over the next ten years
