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1015
1015
Vladimir died. He was succeeded by Sviatopolk I, who may have been his biological son by the rape of Yaropolk's wife. Sviatopolk ordered the murder of three of Vladimir's younger sons. -
1017
1017
Yaroslav issued the first Russian code of law, the Russkaya Pravda. this was change many time during the later centuries. -
1030
1030
Yaroslav reconquered Red Ruthenia from the Poles. This also made him a very strong successful leader. -
1054
1054
Yaroslav died by an arrow wound. He was succeeded by his oldest son, Iziaslav I. He was also very brave. -
1069
1069
Iziaslav led the Polish army back into Kiev and reestablished himself on the throne. this was afer he fleed poland -
1073
1073
Two of Iziaslav's brothers, Sviatoslav II and Vsevolod I, overthrew him; the former became prince of Kiev. -
1093
1093
13 April
Vsevolod died. Kiev and Chernigov went to Iziaslav's illegitimate son, Sviatopolk II.
26 May
Battle of the Stugna River: Rus' forces attacked the Cumans at the Stugna River and were defeated. -
1113
1113
16 April
Sviatopolk died. He was succeeded by Vsevolod's son, his cousin, Vladimir II Monomakh -
1125
1125
19 May
Vladimir died. His oldest son, Mstislav I, succeeded him. -
1132
1132
14 April
Mstislav died. His brother Yaropolk II followed him as prince of Kiev. -
1146
1146
1 August
Vsevolod died. He was the ruler. His brother Igor followed him as a ruler of Kiev. Citizens of Kiev required him to depose old boyars of Vsevolod. Igor swore to fulfill their request, but then reconsidered to do it. Citizens of Kiev considered that oath-breaker is not a legitimate ruler anymore and chose to summon prince Iziaslav of Pereyaslavl to be a new prince of Kiev. -
1146
1146
13 August
Iziaslav overthrow Igor. A brother of Igor, Sviatoslav, prince of Novgorod-Seversk asked prince of Rostov-Suzdal Yuri Dolgorukiy for help in realising Igor from captivity. -
1240
1240-1242
1240
15 July
Battle of the Neva: The Novgorodian army defeated a Swedish invasion force at the confluence of the Izhora and Neva Rivers.
1242
5 April
Battle of the Ice: The army of Novgorod defeated the invading Teutonic Knights on the frozen surface of Lake Peipus. -
1263
1263
14 November
Nevsky died. His appanages were divided within his family; his youngest son Daniel became the first Prince of Moscow. His younger brother Yaroslav of Tver had become the Grand Prince of Tver and of Vladimir and had appointed deputies to run the Principality of Moscow during Daniel's minority. -
1300
1300
The Russian Empire Began. After all the wars change of rulers and freedom. -
1317
1317-1322
1317 Yury married the sister of Uzbeg Khan who was Mongolian prince. Uzbeg deposed the Grand Prince of Vladimir and appointed Yury to that office.
1322 Dmitriy the Terrible Eyes, the son of the last Grand Prince of Vladimir, convinced Uzbeg Khan that Yury had been stealing from the khan's tribute money. He was reappointed to the princedom of Vladimir. -
1382
1382-1389
1382 The Mongol khan Tokhtamysh reasserted his power by looting and burning Moscow.
1389
19 May
Dmitri died. The throne fell to his son, Vasili I. -
1471
1471
14 July
Battle of Shelon: A Muscovite army defeated a numerically superior Novgorodian force. -
1497
1497
Ivan issued a legal code, the Sudebnik, which standardized the Muscovite law, expanded the role of the criminal justice system, and limited the ability of the serfs to leave their masters. -
1553
1553–1554
First book printed in Russia, the Narrow-typed Gospel Book. -
1558
1558 and 1560
1558
Livonian War: Ivan demanded a back-breaking tribute from the Bishopric of Dorpat. The Bishop sent diplomats to Muscovy to renegotiate the amount; Ivan expelled them and invaded and occupied the Bishopric.
1560
2 August
Battle of Ergeme: Ivan's army crushed the forces of the Livonian Order. -
1582
1582
15 January
Livonian War: The Peace of Jam Zapolski ended Polish–Lithuanian participation in the war. Muscovy gave up its claims to Livonia and the city of Polatsk.
23 October
Battle of Chuvash Cape: Muscovite soldiers dispersed the armed forces of the Siberia Khanate from its capital, Qashliq. -
1612
1 November
Polish–Russian War (1609–1618): Muscovite populace rising against the Poles recaptured the Kremlin. -
1658
26 February
Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658): The Treaty of Roskilde ended Sweden's war with Denmark, allowing her to shift her troops to the eastern conflicts.
16 September
Russo-Polish War (1654–1667): The Treaty of Hadiach established a military alliance between Poland and the Zaporozhian Host, and promised the creation of a Commonwealth of three nations: Poland, Lithuania and Rus'. -
1812
28 May
Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812): The Treaty of Bucharest ended the war and transferred Bessarabia to Russia.
24 June
French invasion of Russia (1812): The French army crossed the Neman River into Russia.
14 September
French invasion of Russia (1812): The French army entered a deserted Moscow, the high-water mark of their invasion.
14 December
French invasion of Russia (1812): The last French troops were forced off of Russian territory. -
1831
25 January
November Uprising: An act of the Sejm dethroned Nicholas from the Polish crown.
29 January
November Uprising: A new government took office in Poland.
4 February
November Uprising: Russian troops crossed the Polish border.
September
Battle of Warsaw (1831): The Russian army captured Warsaw, ending the November Uprising. -
1856
30 March
Crimean War: The Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the war. The Black Sea was demilitarized. Russia lost territory it had been granted at the mouth of the Danube, abandoned claims to protect Turkish Christians, and lost its influence over the Danubian Principalities. -
1904
8 February
Russo-Japanese War: Japan launched a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur. -
1914
28 June
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip of the Bosnian separatist group Young Bosnia.
23 July
World War I: Austria-Hungary issued the July Ultimatum to Serbia, demanding, among other things, the right to participate in the investigation into the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, which Serbia refused.
1 August
World War I: Germany declared war on Russia in defense of Austria-Hungary. -
1918
11 November
World War I: An armistice treaty was signed, ending the war. -
2008
2 March
Russian presidential election, 2008: Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev won, earning 70.5 percent of the vote. Vladimir Putin becomes Prime minister -
2010
8 April
The New START treaty, which would cut the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the United States by a third, was signed. -
2018
world cup was held in Russia. which they surprisingly did very well in but lost in quarter finals, the winner of the tournament was france.
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