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800
800 CE
Scandinavian Warriors (Vagarians) & Slavs settle near Volga & Dnieper Rivers. -
1200
1200 CE
Mongols invade Kiev - rule area for over 200 years. -
1470
1470 CE
Ivan III “The Great” ended Mongol rule; expanded territory. -
1530
1530 CE
Ivan IV “The Terrible” became Russia’s first crowned czar. -
1650 CE
Peasants became Serfs. -
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Peter the Great is born!
Goal to modernize Russia, enlarged territory, he a built a stronger military, developed trade partners w/ West Europe, and built new capital -
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Czar Alexander II
Serfs moved to cities and Non-Russians faced prejudice. Assassinated -
Bolsheviks seized control from Czar Nicholas II
The Bolsheviks were a revolutionary group that believed in communism, led by Vladimir Lenin -
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Vladimir Lenin
Head of soviet government, Changed Soviet Union into a one-party Communist State, Organized the death & persecution of up to 140K people, and many members of high-class bourgeoisie. -
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Joseph Stalin governs with an 'Iron Fis.'
Eliminated those who disagreed w/his policies, killed 20-25 million Russians, defeated Hitler in WWII, and demanded half of Europe after WWII -
Mikhail Gorbachev assumed power
Reform minded, brought the perestroika, and glasnost. -
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Present
Communism collapses (Republics declared independence), Boris Yeltsin named 1st President, Command to Market economy, and Vladimir Putin became President 1999. -
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Communism Collapses!
Boris Yeltsin named 1st President and command to Market economy -
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1999 - Present
Vladimir Putin becomes president 1999, stabilized economy, joined NATO, named successor Dmitry Medvedev, appointed self “Prime Minister” 2008, ran for 3rd term; 2011, and Still President.
