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Scandinavian warriors and Slavs settle near volga and dnieper rivers. -
The mongols ruled the area for over 200 years. -
Ivan the Great ended the Mongol rule and expanded territory -
Ivan the terrible was named the first czar. Country faced foreign invasions, economic decline and social upheaval. -
Serfs- virtually enslaved workforce bound to the land and under the control of the nobility -
Peter the great came to power, he enlarged territory, built stronger military, built new capital and modernized russian. -
He had serfs move to cities and non-russians faced prejudice. Workers sought socialism. He was assasinated.
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Was a revolutionary group, and communism was a philosophy based on of violent overthrow. -
head of soviet government from 1917 through 1924
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Governed Russia with an ¨Iron First¨ from 1922 through 1952. He eliminated people who didn't believe in his policies. Killed 20-25 million. defeated Hitler and demanded half of europe.