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Jul 15, 1015
End of Vladimir's Reign
He setup Eastern Orthodox Christianity; sent envoys to Constantinople to judge first hand the major religions of the time, Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, and Byzantine Orthodoxy -
Apr 5, 1462
Ivan III "The Great" Begins Reign
He rejected mongol rule and declared independence in 1480; The character of the government of Moscow under Ivan III changed essentially, taking on a new autocratic form -
Apr 15, 1502
End of Ivan The Great's Reign
He rejected mongol rule and declared independence in 1480; The character of the government of Moscow under Ivan III changed essentially, taking on a new autocratic form -
Jan 16, 1547
Ivan IV "The Terrible" Begins Reign
He murdered his son; he left the throne so the people would want him to come back so he could do what he wanted; he blew up priests; he was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental illness. -
End of Ivan IV "The Terrible" Reign
He murdered his son; left the throne so the people would want him to come back so he could do what he wanted; he blew up priests; he was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental illness -
Peter I "The Great" Begins Reign
First Emperor of all of Russia; he built St. Petersburg; put a port at the Baltic Sea (St. Petersburg); (From 1721 onwards, the Russian Czar was proclaimed Emperor of All Russia. Czar Peter I became the first Emperor of All Russia) -
End of Peter I "The Great" Reign
First Emperor of all of Russia; built St. Petersburg; put a port at the Baltic Sea (St. Petersburg) -
Elizabeth Begins Reign
She exiled the most unpopular German advisers; her usually keen judgment and her diplomatic tact again and again recalled Peter the Great; -
End of Elizabeth's Reign
She exiled the most unpopular German advisers; usually keen judgment and her diplomatic tact again and again recalled Peter the Great; -
Catherine II "The Great" Begins Reign
She set up a port at the Black Sea; expanded Russia’s borders southward and westward; agreed to a commercial treaty with Great Britain in 1766 -
End of Catherine II "The Great" Reign
She set up a port at the Black Sea; expanded Russia’s borders southward and westward; agreed to a commercial treaty with Great Britain in 1766 -
Nicholas I Begins Reign
He shot down innocent protesters in the Decembrist Revolt; believed in autocratic ruling -
End of Nicholas I Reign
He shot down innocent protesters in the Decembrist Revolt; believed in autocratic ruling -
Alexander II Begins Regin
He sold Alaska in 1867 to the US for $ 7 million; targeted for assassination three times (1866, 1879, 1880); assassinated by members of the terrorist organization Narodnaya Volya in 1881; freed 40 million serfs -
End of Alexnder II Reign
He sold Alaska in 1867 to the US for $ 7 million; targeted for assassination three times (1866, 1879, 1880); assassinated by members of the terrorist organization Narodnaya Volya in 1881; freed 40 million serfs -
Alexander III Begins Reign
He wanted to reserve liberation; weakened the power of the zemstvo, an elective local administrative division resembling the American county and British parish councils -
Nicholas II Begins Reign
He was blamed for the countries poor performance in WWI and for food shortages; people staged a revolution that forced him to step down -
End of Alexander III Reign
He wanted to reserve liberation; weakened the power of the zemstvo, an elective local administrative division resembling the American county and British parish councils, -
End of Nicholas II Reign
He was blamed for the countries poor performance in WWI and for food shortages; people staged a revolution that forced him to step down -
Prince Vladimir Begins Reign
He setup Eastern Orthodox Christianity; sent envoys to Constantinople to judge first hand the major religions of the time, Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, and Byzantine Orthodoxy -
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Russian Czars
