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Russian History

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  • Jan 1, 1200

    MONGOLS!!!!

    MONGOLS!!!!
    At this time, the Mongols invade Rus (Russia). Moscow STAYS STRONG! Moscow does not get invaded.
  • Jan 1, 1547

    Ivan the Terrible

    Ivan the Terrible
    Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV) becomes czar. Anyone who opposed him would be murdered, he strengthened the power of the throne, he began expanding the Russian Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church supported him and moved it's headquarters to Moscow. He also is supported by the Russian nobility because they got land and servants in return and he paid for the building of the St. Basil's Cathedral.

  • Michael Romanov

    Michael Romanov
    Michael Romanov becomes czar. He makes serfdom legal.

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great
    Peter the Great becomes czar. He toured Europe and brought back some modernization (gave a few freedoms to serfs). He moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

  • Russia

    Russia
    Russia expands from Finland and Poland down to central Asia near the Caspian Sea and east all the way across Alaska to San Fransisco.

  • REBELLION!!

    REBELLION!!
    During the 1800's, Russian citizens began to oppose the czars.

  • Napoleon

    Napoleon
    Napoleon, who is from France, invades Russia with 600,000 men. He epically fails because the Russians fight back and Napoleon and his army flee; he left with fewer than 10,000 men.

  • Alexander II

    Alexander II
    Alexander II becomes czar. He built railroads, emancipated the serfs, established a jury system, increased freedom of the press and made a modern banking system.

  • SOLD!

    SOLD!
    Alaska is sold to the U.S. for $7.2 million.

  • ASSASSINATION!

    ASSASSINATION!
    Czar Alexander II is assassinated by a terrorist bomb

  • Fabrege Egg

    Fabrege Egg
    Czar Alexander III orders the first Fabrege Egg for his wife, Czarina Maria.

  • Trans-Siberian Railroad

    Trans-Siberian Railroad
    The Trans-Siberian Railroad was completed. It ran for 4,500 miles.

  • What the..I thought you were on my side!

    What the..I thought you were on my side!
    Czar Nicholas II orders his army to stop the riots caused by food shortages, but they don't do it and join the riots instead.

  • Putin

    Putin
    On this day, Vladimer Putin is inaugurated Russian Federation President.

  • Vikings settle in Rus

    Vikings settle in Rus
    The Vikings settle in a land and name it Rus.Therefore, they call themselves Russians.
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    Russian History