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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings
Vikings sailed across the Baltic sea http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=books&MenuItem=display&author=tappan&book=alfred&story=who -
Period: Mar 11, 1000 to
Russian History
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Jul 2, 1200
Mongols
Mongols invaded and ruled http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bataille_entre_mongols_%26_chinois_(1211).jpeg -
May 3, 1547
Ivan IV
Ivan IV became czar and killed any opposed to him http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivan_the_Terrible_(cropped).JPG -
Michael Romanov
Michael Romanov became czar. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael-I-Romanov-Wedekind.jpg -
Serfdom
Serfdom became legal. -
Peter the Great
Peter the Great became czar. He toured Europe and brought back some modernization. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_der-Grosse_1838_PR.jpg -
Russia Expands
Russia expands by buying Finland, Poland, Alaska and San Francisco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map_Alaska -
Napoleon Invaded
Napoleon invaded and was not successful because he came with 600,000 men and left with 10,000 men. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Napoleon_Bonaparte.jpg -
Tran- Siberian rail road
They made the Tran- Siberian rail road which was 4,500 miles long. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trans_siberian_railroad_small.png -
Riots
Riots due to food and coal shortages -
USSR becomes powerful
USSR came out of WWII the most powerful nation in Europe . -
Mikhail Gorbachev elected president
The leader of the communist party Mikhail Gorbachev was elected president http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorbachev_(cropped).jpg -
Cold War ends
Berlin wall falls and the cold war ends. -
Failed coup
Failed coup (overthrow the government) Gorbachev resigned http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorbachev_(cropped).jpg -
Medvedev inaugurated
A new president, Medvedev, is inaugurated http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medvedev-rif.jpg