History of Russia, Saudi Arabia and Germany

By iojlnfiun
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  • Paul authorized the incorporation of Kartl-Kakheti into the Russian empire.

  • Paul was killed in his bed.

  • Paul's son, Alexander I, ascended to the throne.

  • War of the Third Coalition: The Treaty of Pressburg ceded Austrian possessions in Dalmatia to France.

  • Battle of Friedland: The Russian army suffered a defeat against the French, suffering twenty thousand dead.

  • Finnish War: Russian troops crossed the Swedish border and captured Hämeenlinna.

  • The Russian government proclaimed the deposition of Solomon II from the throne of Imereti.

  • Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812): The Treaty of Bucharest ended the war and transferred Bessarabia to Russia.

  • Congress of Vienna: The territory of the Duchy of Warsaw was divided between Prussia, Russia, and three newly established states: the Grand Duchy of Posen, the Free City of Kraków and Congress Poland. The latter was a constitutional monarchy with Alexande

  • Alexander died of typhus. The army swore allegiance to his oldest brother, the Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich. Constantine, however, following Alexander's choice of successor, swore allegiance to his younger brother, Nicholas I.

  • November Uprising: A group of Polish nationalists attacked Belweder Palace, the seat of the Governor-General.

  • Nicholas died. His son, Alexander II, became tsar.

  • Alaska purchase: Russia agreed to the sale of Alaska to the United States of America.

  • April Uprising: Bulgarian nationalists attacked the Ottoman police headquarters in Oborishte.

  • Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878): Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

  • Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878): The Treaty of San Stephano was signed, concluding the war and transferring Northern Dobruja and some Caucasian territories into Russian hands. Several Slavic states, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria, received indepe

  • Alexander III died. His son Nicholas II succeeded him as tsar.

  • Russo-Japanese War: Japan launched a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur.

  • Russian Revolution of 1905: A strike began at the Putilov Works in St. Petersburg.

  • Bloody Sunday (1905): Peaceful demonstrators arrived at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg to present a petition to the tsar, leading was a priest named Georgi Gapon. The Imperial Guard fired on the crowd, killing around 200 and wounding 800.

  • Lena goldfields massacre: The Russian army fired on a crowd of striking miners, killing 150.

  • World War I: Germany declared war on Russia in defense of Austria-Hungary.

  • Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army attacked Soviet forces occupying the town of Biaroza.

  • Russian famine of 1921: A decree published in Izvestia authorized the seizure of church valuables for famine relief.

  • Lenin died.

  • Holodomor: Police were instructed to prevent Ukrainian peasants from leaving their homes in search of food.

  • Soviet-Japanese Border Wars: A Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact was signed.

  • Battle of Moscow: The Soviet counteroffensive ended between sixty and one-hundred fifty miles from Moscow.

  • Stalin died.

  • Novocherkassk massacre: Soviet workers gathered in the town square of Novocherkassk to protest an increase in food prices and work quotas. Shots were fired at the rioters, killing 25 and injuring 87 people.

  • Ogaden War: The Somali National Army invaded the Ogaden region in eastern Ethiopia

  • Andropov died after long kidney disease and was succeeded as General Secretary by Konstantin Chernenko.

  • The Bulgarian Communist Party repealed its constitutional supremacy.

  • First Chechen War: The leader of the Russian-backed Provisional Council of the Chechen Republic announced his intention to overthrow the Dudaev government.

  • Russian presidential election, 2000: Putin was elected president with 53 percent of the vote.

  • Moscow theater hostage crisis: Chechen rebels seized the House of Culture theater in Moscow, taking approximately 700 theatergoers hostage, and demanded an immediate Russian withdrawal from Chechnya.

  • Russian presidential election, 2004: Putin won re-election to a second term, earning 71 percent of the vote.

  • Beslan school hostage crisis: A group of Chechen terrorists took 1300 adults and children hostage at School Number One in Beslan.

  • October 2005 Nalchik attack: A large group of terrorists assaulted and captured buildings throughout the city of Nalchik. By afternoon Russian soldiers surrounded and entered the city, forcing their enemies to retreat. Some 136 people were killed.

  • Russian presidential election, 2008: Dmitry Medvedev won, earning 70.5 percent of the vote.

  • The New START treaty, which would cut the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the United States by a third, was signed.

  • Putin wins the elections AGAIN, with a stunning 140% vote in his favor....