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Ivan the third frees Russia from the Mongols, who had previously invaded and captured Russia.
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Ivan the Terrible (Ivan the 4th) is crowned the firs tsar of Russia. he is perhaps the most known. He is known as Ivan the Terrible because of all the people that he executed including his own son!
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Ivan conquers Kazan and makes the Russian empire larger
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Poland invade Russia. this was fought from 1609 to 1618!
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In 1654 Russia invaded Poland, however 13 years later (in 1667) a peace treaty is signed between the countries.
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In 1703, St Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great and in 1713 it became the capital of the Russian Empire.javascript:void(0);
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Napoleon invades Russia. However, while at it, his army was almost destroyed by the cold Russian winter weather
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The French leader is defeated however he is not killed.
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Germany invades Russia and Russia joins the allies. at the end of WW2, Russia control Poland and East Germany
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The Crimean War begins which sees Russia lose alliance with Britain France and other countries.
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Russia sells Alaska to the United States for a grand total of 7.2 million dollars.
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A war against Japan sees an extremely bad loss of pride and soldiers.
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The first world war begins. Russia side with allies Germany to fight against Britain and their allies.
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A Russian revolution happens. The government is overthrown and Vladamir Lenin is in power now.
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The Russians exit the war and because of the treaty that they had to sign, were forced to lose power of Finland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, and Ukraine.
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A Russian civil war begins because the tsars family are executed.
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The civil war comes to an end and the Soviet Union is created.
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Joseph Stalin (the newest leader) goes on a killing purge and kills upto 20 million people
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World War 2 starts and in agreement with Germany, Russia decide to invade Poland.
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Russia send the first man into space (Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin). - 1961
Russia host the 1980 summer Olympics, which leads to many countries withdrawing from participating in the games, one of the countries including USA. - 1980
The Soviet Union is no longer a thing, making many countries regain their independence. - 1991
And finally, in 2000 Vladimir Putin is elected as Russian president and remains in power 19 years later.
