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Jan 1, 1200
Mongol Warriors Conquer Kievan Rus
Monogol warriors from central Asia conquered Kievan Rus. When the civilization was conquered by teh Monogols, they lost almost all of thier power. Mnay Slavs moved away because of being conquered -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Czars in Russia
A czar is an emperor and most czars ruled harshly. Czars existed in Russia for about 500 years. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Serfs in Russia
Serfs were farm laborers who could be bought and sold with a peice of land. they were kind of like slaves. -
Jan 1, 1480
Ivan III Declares independance
He was the Prince of Muscovy and rejected Mongol rule, to declare independance. -
Jan 1, 1547
Ivan IV became czar and expanded Russian territory
Ivan IV made himself a czar and ruled harshley. After this he was called Ivan the terrible. He conquered land all around Russia and expanded his empire -
Peter the Great builds a new capitol : St. Petersburgh
He built theis capitol near Europe, so he could stay in close contact with them. Peter wanted to be friends with Europe to get more land. -
Napoloen Bonaparte invades
THe French wanted to conquer Russia and get thier land. They mainly wanted to capture Moscow. The Russians burned Moscow, so the French couldn't invade this area. -
Czar Alexander II releases serfs
Czar Alexander II released forty million serfs. The freed serfs were still in poverty though. -
Russian Revolution
The people staged a revolution that forced the czar to step down from the throne. -
Slavic People
The Slavs built a civilization called Kievan Rus in A.D. 800. It was built around the city of Kiev. This civilization prospered from river trade.
