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Jan 1, 800
scandinavian warriors and slavs
settled near volga and dnieper rivers. they need to get away from snow to be able to farm. they settled near rivers to be able to farm for their food. -
Jan 1, 1200
mongols
they invaded kiev. they ruled over the kievs for over 200 years. they invaded because they wanted the city's submissions . -
Jan 1, 1470
ivan III
ivan III was also known as ivan "the great". ivan ended the mongol rule over kiev. ivan expanded his territory. ivan was a co-rule over kiev at first. -
Jan 1, 1530
ivan IV
ivan Iv was also known as ivan "the terrible". he became russia's first crowned czar. a czar is an supreme ruler. -
the serfs
peasants became known as serfs. a serf is an enslaved workforce bound to the land. they were under the control of the nobility. -
peter I
peter I was also known as peter "the great". peter came to power at this time. he wanted to modernize russia. -
alexander II
alexander II was assassinated during this time. serfs had moved to the cities. non-russians faced prejudice because of russification. russification encouraged people to speak russian. -
bolsheviks
the bolsheviks seized control from czar nicholas II. bolsheviks was a revolutionary group that believed in communism. this group was led by vladimir lenin. -
vladimir lenin
he was the head of soviet government. during his rule he changed soviet union into a one-party communist state. he also organized the death and persecution of up to 140k people. -
joseph stalin
he governed russia with an 'iron fist'. he eliminated those who disagree with his policies. he killed 20-25 russians. -
mikhail gorbachev
mikhail gorbachev was assumed to power. he was reform minded. he also had a perestroika which is a policy of economic restructuring. -
present
communism collapses and boris yeltsin was named 1st president. the economy went from command to market. later vladimir putin became president in 1999