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The Mongols invade Russia!
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Ivan the Terrible murdered anyone who opposed him, he strengthend the throne, and expanded Russia.
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When Michael Romanov becomes Czar, he makes serfdom legal
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Peter The Great becomes Czar and brings new modernizations after touring Europe, and also moved the Capitol from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
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Russia expands...A LOT!!!! Russia expands from Finland all the way down to today's San Fransisco.
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The people of Russia begin to rebel against czars.
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Napoleon (from France) tries to invade Russia with 600,000 men, and left with only fewer than 10,000 men!
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In 1867 the US bought Alaska for 7.2 million dollars!
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Czar Alexander III ordered the first faberge egg fro his wife, Czarina Maria
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In 1899, thew Trans-Siberian Railroad was completed, and it ran for 4,500 miles.
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USSR means (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Soviet Union)
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Lenin died of a stroke after leading the USSR for 2 years
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Vikings settle in Rus, later known as Russia
