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Jan 16, 1472
Ivan the great
Ivan the Great tripled the size of Moscows Territory. -
May 8, 1547
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible was the first Russian ruler to be crowned formally as Czar -
Mikihail Feodorovich
Michael was unanimously elected czar of Russia by a national assembly on 21 February 1613. -
Sofia Alexeevnza
On May 29, 1682, she became Regent to Ivan and Peter, and thus effectively the ruler of Russia. -
Peter the great
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Catherine the Great
Perhaps one of the most important leaders of the Russian Empire, Catherine the Second, or "The Great," helped set the foundations for the Russian “Westernization” in the 19th and 20th centuries. -
Nicholas the 1at
In his last years, Nicholas I led the Russian army in the unsuccessful Crimean War. -
Alexander II
Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, fearing the remote colony would fall into British hands if there was another war. -
Alexander the III
During Alexander's reign Russia fought no major wars, for which he was styled "The Peacemaker" . -
Nicholas II
His reign saw Imperial Russia go from being one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse
