Russian History By exotic-elf Jan 1, 1200 Mongols invaded and ruled Russia Picture From Jan 1, 1400 Russia was isolated by the Mongols and missed the Renaissance Picture From Jan 1, 1547 Czar Ivan the Terrible Picture From Jul 12, 1561 Ivan the Terrible ordered the St. Basi'l's Cathedral to be made. Picture From Jan 1, 1689 Czar Peter the Great Picture From Jun 24, 1812 Napoleon (France) invades Russia Picture From Jan 1, 1861 Czar Alexander II established a modernized banking systems, etc. Picture From Jan 1, 1861 Serfdom became legal. [Picture From](commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=writing&fulltext=Search&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns14=1&profile=advanced) Oct 18, 1876 Alaska was sold to the U.S. for $7.2 million. Picture From Jan 1, 1885 First Fabergé egg ordered by Czar Alexander III for his wife. Picture From Jul 17, 1918 Romanov Family murdered. Picture From Jan 1, 1922 USSR was established. Picture From Jan 21, 1924 Vladimir Lenin died of a stroke. Picture From Jan 1, 1945 Cold War began Picture From Mar 2, 2022 Vikings crossed the Baltic Sea and settled west of the Ural Mountains. Picture From Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1945 History