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Mongol warriors from Central Asia conquered Keivan Rus from the Salvic people. The Slavs moved north to Moscow it was a small trade center. It was the new Slavic territory they named it Muscovy.
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Ivan III was a prince, and he declared independence from Mongol. He was a good leader and he earned the name Ivan the Great
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In 1547 Ivan IV declared himself czar of Russia. At that time it was known as Muscovy. He became known as Ivan the Terrible. He conquered lands to expand his territory.
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In 1703 Peter the Great the czar was wanting to become more European. So they started to build St. Petersburg.
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In 1812 the French Emperor Napoleon invaded Russia. They were defeated because they weren't use too Russia's cold climate.
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There was great change in Russia in the 1800's. In 1861 Alexander II, the czar freed the serfs. He built industries and railroads. But most people still remained poor.
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In 1914 Russia joined forces with France and Britian to fight Gemany and Austria. The bad thing was they were unprepared so many died.
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In 1917 the Russian Revolution started. The revolution swept Russia.
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In 1917 the Russian people overthrew Nicholas II. He was the last czar. After that the government changed to a Communist state. In that government the government control economy and society.
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In 1991 the USSR fell or ended. USSR stands for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It is also known as the Soviet Union
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The Slavic people lived along the rivers in Russisa. They settled the town of Keiv and this became the civilization called Kievan Rus.
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Missionaries spread their religion and written laungage to Kieven Rus.
