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Scandinavian warriors and Slavs settle near Volga and Dnieper -
Serfs: virtually enslaved workforce bound to the land & under the control of the nobility. -
Czar Alexzander II became in power 1855. He enchoraged people to speak russian. Also to follow E Orthodox Christian -
A revolutionary group in 1917. They believed in communism. Communism is the force of using violence to overthrow a government led by workers -
Head of Soviet government from 1917- 1924. Changed the soviet party to a one-party communist state. -
Peter the Great comes to power and tries to modernize russia. -
The failure of the 1991 August Coup, when communist hardliners and military elites tried to overthrow Gorbachev and stop the failing reforms, led to the government in Moscow losing most of its influence, and many republics proclaiming independence in the following days and months.
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Boris Yeltsin was the first president of Russia. Yeltsin transformed Russia's command economy into a capitalist market economy by implementing economic shock therapy, the market exchange rate of the ruble, nationwide privatization, and the lifting of price controls. Economic volatility and inflation ensued. -
Vladimir Putin was the second person to become president of Russia. Vlad has changed the Russian constitution 6 TIMES to stay in power. -
Russia is still being controlled by Putin. Russia now invading former USSR countries like Urkraine. Doing this has called for most allies to put forth a trade ban with Russia.