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Oct 19, 1462
Ivan III the Great
In 1462, Ivan the Great became the czar of Russia. -
Period: Oct 19, 1462 to
Czars
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Oct 19, 1470
Ivan III the Great
In 1470 Ivan launched a war against the Novgorod princedom -
Oct 19, 1478
Ivan III the Great
They annexed Lapland, so they got a lot of the land in Northern Russia. -
Oct 19, 1480
Ivan III the Great
Russia gained independence from the Mongol Tatars, finally ending 200 years of their rule. -
Oct 19, 1497
Ivan III the Great
In 1497 he took as Russia's emblem the double-headed eagle. -
Oct 19, 1547
Ivan the Terrible
in 1547, when he was 16, he was crowned Czar of all Russia. -
Oct 19, 1552
Ivan the Terrible
In 1552 Ivan cstopped the Tatar stronghold of Kazan and then of Astrakhan. -
Dec 19, 1552
Ivan the Terrible
He had the St Basil’s Cathedral built, but when he saw the finished cathedral he liked it so much that he had the architects blinded to prevent them from building anything like it anywhere else. -
Oct 19, 1555
Ivan the Terrible
He created Russia’s first police force, also called Oprichnina. -
Ivan the Terrible
In 1584, Ivan the Terrible ended his rule after ruling Russia for 37 years. -
Peter the Great
He became the ruler of Russia -
Peter the Great
Traveled around the world in disguise to learn new things and new ways to do things. -
Peter the Great
Tried to get black sea access, but gave up. -
Peter the Great
Tried to access the Baltic Sea, which took 21 years. -
Peter the Great
Changed Russia and other territories he now ruled to Russian Empire. -
Nicholas I
Became ruler of the Russian Empire when Alexander I died. -
Nicholas I
He expanded Russia by getting new territory. -
Nicholas I
Beginning of the Crimean War. -
Nicholas I
He died. -
Alexander II
In 1855, age 36, he became ruler of Russia. -
Nicholas I
End of the Crimean War. -
Alexander II
IN 1861, he got rid of serfdom. -
Alexander II
In 1863, there was an uprising in Poland. -
Alexander III
In 1877 The Russian-Turkish War begins. -
Alexander III
In 1878, the Turkish-Russian War ended. -
Alexander II
In 1880, he considered having a constitution. -
Alexander II
In 1881, he was killed by a bomb. -
Alexander III
In 1881, he became the tsar of Russia. -
Alexander III
1In 883, he was crowned tsar in Moscow. -
Alexander III
He decided there would be no constitution, and he took harsh security measures on the people. -
Alexander III
He died.
