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Jan 1, 1113
Rus Settlement
The Slavs settle in present day Ukraine under the name "Rus" -
Period: Jan 1, 1223 to Jan 1, 1240
Mongol Invasion
The Mongol Empire invaded Kievan Rus. Battle at Kalka River was victorius for Mongol forces. Genghis Khan army fully invaded and conquered from 1237-1240 and all Russian states submit to Golden Horde. -
Period: Jan 1, 1390 to Jan 1, 1530
Grand Duchy of Muscovy
The rule of Moscow by Rus princes and dukes -
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Reign of Peter the Great
First official tsar of Russia. -
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Czarist Russia
Period of time when Russia was under monarch rule. -
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Reign of Catherine the Great
Longest ruling female leader of Russia -
Seizure of Finland
Russia invades Finland and captures from the Swedes -
Founding of Vladivostok
Port of Vladivostok established by Russians -
Construstion of Trans-Siberian Railway
Russians build railway 9,289 km long -
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Russo-Japanese War
Japan and Russia fight over Manchuria and Korea. Japanese take Manchuria -
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Communist Revolution
Oppressed people of Russia begin to revolt and succeed against Communist rule -
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Russification
Russians begin to move ethnic groups different from Russians to the outside of Russian territory and replace them with Russians -
Lenin's Soviet Union - USSR
Lenin's plan for a new Russian government officially goes into effect. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
Soviet Disintegration
Soviet Union disintegrates. Mikhail Gorbachev resigns from presidency. Flag with hammer and sickle lowered and replaced with Russian red, white, and blue flag. -
Near Abroad
Government introduce new term "Near Abroad" for newly formed countries that surround Russia -
Current Discontent
People are frustrated with widespread corruption as well as a post communist economy.