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Feb 12, 1223
Mongol Invasions
The Mongols invaded Europe in 1223 sweeping away feudal opposition. The invaders left briefly to return in 1237 with an all-out assault on Russia. Resistance lasted three years before Russia submitted. The Mongol occupation left Russia behind the rest of Europe in economic, technological, and societal evolution. -
Jan 1, 1462
Ivan III
Ivan III, also known as Ivan the great, ruled Moscow from the year 1462 until 1505, when he passed away. -
Jan 1, 1533
Ivan IV
Also known as Ivan the terrible, Ivan IV was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 until147 when he died. He was part of the Russian Orthodox religion and is known for the Conquest of Serbia. -
Adoption of Eastern Orthodoxy
alternatively legally known as the Moscow Patriarchate also known in English as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, in communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches. The Primate of the ROC is the Patriarch of Moscow. The ROC officially ranks fifth - right under the ancient Greek Patriarchates of: Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. -
Peter the Great
Otherwise known as Peter I or Pytor Alexeyevichm he ruled the Tsradom of Russia and the Russian Empire from May 7, 1683 until his death (he also ruled before with his half brother in 1696). He is creditied with getting Russia out fo the Medieval times to such an extent that by his death in 1725, Russia was considered a European State. He was a great strong leader and challenged Gotlitsin. -
Catherine the Great
The longest ruling female leader of Russia from 1762 until her death in 1796. She is also known as Catherine II, a complete German with no relation to anyone Russian -
Russification Policies
Under the policy of Alexander III, it was designed to take the stinf out of those who wanted to Reform Russia. It was first made in 1770 by Uvarov, he defined the three areas as autocracy, orthodoxy and Russian ness. All ccultures and nationalities should be gone under this rule. It ended in 1886 during the reform of Czar. Alexander only wanted one nationalty, one languafe one religion. -
Russo Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese war came out of a rivalry between Russia and Japan. The war started (Japanese perspective) because the Russian empire wanted to conquer both Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. The two nations fought from February 8, 1904 to September 5, 1905 for possession or Korea and Manchuria. The Japanese ended up winning in the end -
1905 Revolution
The 1905 Russian Revolution was sparked off by a peaceful protest held on January 22nd. This protest may well have been the turning point in the relationship the tsar, Nicholas II, enjoyed with his people. Led by a Russian Orthodox priest, Father Gapon, 150,000 people took to the cold and snow covered streets of St Petersburg to protest about their lifestyle -
February Revolution
In the February of 1917, most Russians started to lose faith in the country, taken place in St. Petersburg (present day). Very active in WWI and Russia was not match -
October Revolution
On February 26, Duma was ordered to close down, and when people refused to do the president of Duma said that he sent a telegram to the Tsar saying that they should appoint a new government, and when there was no reply Duma nominated a nnew government lead by George Lvov. -
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was to tear Russia apart for three years The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Collectively, they were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds. -
WWI and the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
On March 3, 1918, in the city of Brest-Litovsk, Russia signed a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I (1914-18). With the November 11, 1918, armistice ending World War I and marking the Allies’ victory over Germany, the treaty was annulled. By the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to give up its territorial gains from the Treaty. -
Kievan Rus
The Kievan Rus was a loose federation of eastern Slavs from the late 19th century to the mid 13th century under the Rurik dynasty. It was centered around the Kiev's. It is found in current day Ukraine and Belaruse and part of NW Russia
