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Jan 1, 1462
Ivan III (The Great)
(1440-1505) Gained Russia’s independence & declared Moscow the Center of Russian World by expanding the borders -
Jan 1, 1533
Ivan IV (The Terrible)
(1530-1584) at 16 years of age, the first Czar of Russia, modernized Russia, crested an elite standing army & self-management in rural areas, the first printing press was created and more trading routes -
Michael Romanov
(1596-1645) founder of the Romanov Dynasty which ruled until 1917, his reign marked the end of “Time of Troubles” -
Peter I (The Great)
(1672-1725) wanted more trade routes & the first leader of Russia to travel abroad Europe, 1700 the Northern War happened and he personally involved himself in planning and in the battlefield -
Catherine II (The Great)
(1729-1796) expanded territory of Russian empire and improved & westernized administration. Known for generosity and humanity -
Alexander II
(1818-1881) focused on economy, got rid of serfdom (serfs were free but did not own land, had to rent the land), education and judicial reforms were aloud & self government in large towns was set up -
Nicholas II
(1868-1918) brought Russia into WWI & had heavy losses and defeat which led to a political crisis, they blamed this on Nicholas and overthrew him, this lead into a provisional government -
Alexander Kerensky
(1881-1924) political figure, and administer for the provisional government in 1917 -
Vladimir Lenin
(1870-1924) founder of the soviet republics, communist philosopher, leader of the Bolshevik Party & mastermind of the 1917 October Revolution -
Joseph Stalin
(1878-1953) General Secretary of the Communist party, aimed more at boosting the economy and not about the people, so there were huge amounts of deaths -
Nikita Khrushchev
(1894-1971) kicked off the campaign of “destalinisation” & sputnik was launched -
Mikhail Gorbachev
(1931) first president of the USSR & tried to improve relationships and trade with the west -
Boris Yeltsin
(1931-2007) put an end to the USSR and became the first president of the post-soviet Russia -
Vladimir Putin
(1952) well known politician and helped build Russia economically and politically -
Dmitri Medvedev
(1965) planned to make Russia more of a free society and more open with the west -
Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev
(958-1015) Credited as the person most responsible for Christianization in Russia, first person to be baptized
