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Jan 1, 1200
Mongols Invaded Russia
The Mongols invaded Russia, but did not invade Moscow. They ruled from 1200-1400s. -
Jan 1, 1547
Ivan IV became czar
Ivan IV became czar in 1547. He later became known as Ivan the Terruble. -
May 3, 1561
St. Basil's Church Orthodox Cathedral was created
From 1555-1561 St. Basil's Church Orthodox Cathedral was created. The man who created the Church had his eyes taken out by Ivan the Terrible because he did not want him to make another building like the St. Basil's Church Orthodox Cathedral. -
Michael Romanov became czar
In 1613 Michael Romanov became czar. -
Serfdom
In 1649 serfdom became legal in Russia. -
Peter became czar
In 1689 Peter became czar of Russia, from 1689-1725. He later became known as Peter the Great. -
Expansion
Russia began to expand from Finland to San Fransisco. -
Angry citizens
Around the 1800s citizens started going against the czars, so they let the citizens have a say in the government, have more freedom, built industry, and modernize agriculture. -
Napoleon Attacked
In 1812 Napoleon, the ruler of France invaded Russia, he came with 600,00 men, and left with fewer than 10,000 -
Modernazation
In 1861 Czar Alexander II built railroads, freed serfs, established modern banking system, increased freedom of the press, and established a jury system. -
Alaska sold
In 1867 Alaska was sold to the U.S. for $7.2 billion -
Faberge Egg
Czar Alexander III ordered the first Faberge egg in 1885 for his wife, Czarina Maria. The man who made the egg was Carl Faberge, a jeweler. -
Trans-Siberian Railroad
In 1889 the Trans-Siberian Railroad was completed, it was 4,500 miles long. -
Czar Alexander ll was killed
In 1894 Czar Alexander II was assassinated by a terrorist bomb. -
Czar Nicholas becomes Czar
At age 26, Czar Nicholas reluctantly became czar in 1894. -
The Duma was created
In 1906 Czar Nicholas created a constitutional monarchy, the Duma, an elected parliament, giving voice the people of Russia. But, if anyone who was in the Duma disagreed with him he would fire them all and get more people. It lasted for only 7 months. -
Rasputin
In 1912, Rasputin, a mystical faith healer, saved Czar Nicholas II’s son. He gave ideas to the family to save him, making him a close friend to the family. Alexi had hemophilia. -
Strange letter fom Rasputin
In 1916 Rasputin sent a letter to the family saying that he feels someone in the czars’ family will kill him by January 1st. He said if that becomes true, the czars’ immediate family will die within 2 years at the hands of the Russian people. Rasputin was killed… and so was the czar’s family, at the hands of the Russian people. -
Riots.
Riots started because of food and coal shortages in 1917. -
Czar Nicholas abdicated the throne
In 1917 Czar Nicholas abdicated (gave up) the throne. He did not want to give the throne to the heir, Alexi because he was too young (14), and he was to sick from hemophilia. So the czar asked his brother, but he refused. -
John Lenin
In 1917 a man named Lenin became the leader of the Russian Communist party, the Bolsheviks. He followed Karl Marx’s ideas and made a government should have all manufacturing, agriculture and transportation, everyone was equal, and that the government provided for the people, this was called Socialism. But, if you did not follow the rules of the Communist you would be sent to prison camps in Siberia, or killed. -
Cold War Starts
From about 1945-1989 the Cold War was occurring between USSR and USA. Nothing happened… that’s why it was called the Cold War. -
USSR took over Berlin
In 1948 the USSR took over Berlin, Germany; East Germany=communist, West Germany=democratic. The USA was afraid that USSR would try to spread communism over the world. -
USSR bout food from USA
In the 1960’s USSR had bad harvest, so they bought food from USA. -
Mikhail Gorbachov
In 1985, the leader of the communist party, Mikhail Gorbachov, was elected president. He opened USSR politically, socially, and economically. -
Gorbachov resigned
In 1991, there was a failed coup (an overthrow of the government), 27. In 1991, there was a failed coup (an overthrow of the government). -
Putin and Medvedev
On October 7, 2008, the Russian Federation president was Vladimer Putin. Also, the new president was elected, he was Medvedev. -
PUTIN was re-elected
On March 4, 2012, Putin was re-elected as president. -
The Vikings Came
In 860 Vikings from Sweden crossed the Baltic Sea and settled West of the Ural Mountains. -
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