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Mongols invade all of Russia except for Moscow. They ruled Russia until 1600.
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Mongols rule over Russia and, because they are isolated, they never experience the Renaissance.
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Ivan the IV becomes Russia's first Czar (King), and he begins to expand Russia's borders.
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Peter the Great toured Europe and then came back with modernizations. He made St. Petersburg (Named after him) thye most modern city, and the capitol.
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Russia has expanded all the way from Poland and Finland, through Alaska, and all the way down to San Fransisco.
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Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million.
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Alexander II gets killed by a terrorist bomb.
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Alexander III orders for the first Faberge egg. Faberge egss are really expensive eggs made out of expensive gems and minerals, such as diamonds and gold.
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Nicholas II becomes czar reluctantly at age 26. Russia was already in a bad state and he wasn't quite ready for the responsibility.
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The last of the Romanovs (Nicholas II's family) were murdered by several soldiers who were told to do so.
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The USSR is established as the government of Russia. Lenin is the leader of the new communist party.
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Joseph Stalin becomes dictator and controls everything. He became ruler after Lenin died of a stroke.
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The Berlin wall is broken down and Germans from East Germany could pass freely into the west.
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The previous president, Putin, is re-elected into office for 6 more years. He has already been president for 8 (2000-2008).
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The first Russians came from Sweden and settled the land they called "Rus".
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The Russian church becomes an Eastern Orthodox church.
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