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Period: May 25, 1462 to Oct 27, 1505
Ivan III (The Great)
Grand Prince of Moscow. The Russian state gained independence from the Mongol Tatars, which ended 200 years of their rule. Ivan also made Moscow the centre of the Russian world by considerably expanding its borders. -
Period: Apr 8, 1533 to
Ivan IV (The Terrible)
expanded Russia to siberia. He constructed the St. Basil's Cathedral and expanded Russia to the east. It’s believed Ivan’s miserable childhood largely explains his hatred of the nobles and his later repressions against them. -
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Michael Romanov
Tsar of Russia! Helped restore Russia to order, reduced pesantry, obtained peace from sweeden and poland. -
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Peter I (The Great)
transformed Russia into an empire of par with european countries . Modern Scientific Rational systems of governments. -
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Catherine II (The Great)
Empress and Autocrat of all Russia. She expanded territories of siberia and modernized the country. -
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Alexander II
He was an emperor of Russia. Made domestic reforms like the emancipation of 1861. -
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Nicholas II
Last emperor of Russia. He built the Trans-Siberian Railroad. He aslo fought a war against Japan. -
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Alexander Kerensky
Minister of Justice. He made a series of reforms that abolished capitol punnishment, granted civil liberties such as freedom of press, and abolished the ethnic and religious discrimination. He became an army Chief and was captured and killed by the Bulshiviks. -
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Vladimir Lenin
Founder of the comunist party in Russia. Bulshivic revolution attempted to shape the future of Russia. -
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Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union through WWII. Battled Germany and was able to keep hold of Russia and its satilite countries. -
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Nikita Khrushchev
Led the Soviet Union during the Civil War. De-stalinization and progress of the space progrm are two things he is known for. He tried to better the lives of ordinary citizens but that failed. -
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Mikhail Gorbachev
General Secretary of the Comunist Russia. Contributed to the end of the Cold war. -
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Boris Yeltsin
President of the Russian Federation. Vowed to transform the russian socialist command economy and replace it with a free market economy. These reforms led to economic collapse. -
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Dmitri Medvedev
Russia's 3rd president. Main goal was to lessen Russias reliance on gas and oil and modernize Russia's economy and society. -
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Vladimir Putin
Assumed Presidency. Lead large scale military reforms. Currently trying to gain public stability. -
Period: to Jul 15, 1015
Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev
Grand Prince of Moscow. Converted to Christianity in 988 and many followed.