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Russia

By issybella23
  • Jan 1, 1547

    Ivan the Terrible

    Ivan the Terrible
    ( Ivan the IV ) is crowned the first czar ( like an emperor ) of Russia

  • Russia Joins U.S.S.R

    Russia Joins U.S.S.R
    becomes part of the Soviet Socialists Republics ( U.S.S.R )

  • Cold War begins

    Cold War begins
    Relations between the U.S & U.S.S.R are tense.

  • Government is Restructured, U.S.S.R collapses

    Government is Restructured, U.S.S.R collapses
    Mikhail Gorbachev restructures the government and the U.S.S.R collapses. It is now 15 independent republics.

  • Nuclear weapons cut down

    Nuclear weapons cut down
    U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agree to cut down on their nuclear weapons,