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Ivan IV “The Terrible” starts to show. He was named Russia’s first czar. He made the country face a lot of troubles.
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Ivan III “The Great” comes in. He ends the mongol rule. Then expands the territory eventually.
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Mongols come and invade Kiev. It turned out successful. Which led to them ruling the area for 200 years.
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Scandinavian Warriors who are also called (Varangians) & Slavs come together. They settle near Volga & Dnieper Rivers. Then eventually led to Mongols coming in.
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Peter I “The Great” gets power. His goal was to modernize Russia and get trade partners with Europe. He also built up their military.
