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Scandinavian Warriors (Varangians) & Slavs settle near Volga & Dnieper Rivers
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Ended Mongol rule; expanded the territory.
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The Mongols invaded Kiev, ruling the area for over 200 years.
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Ivan the IV became Russia's first crowned Czar. Making the country faced foreign invasions, economic decline, and social upheaval.
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Peter I ¨The Great¨ came to power in 1600´s. He enlarged the territories and built a stronger military. He developed trading partners with West Europe.
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Czar Alexander II moved Serfs to cities and made Non-Russians face prejudice. He was assassinated in 1881
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Bolsheviks seized control from Czar Nicholas II. Bolsheviks was led by Vladimir Lenin that believed in Communism.
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He was the head of Soviet government from 1917-1924. He changed the Soviet Union into a one-party Communist state. Organizing the death & persecution of up to 140K people.
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He governed Russia with an ¨Iron fist¨ and eliminated people who disagree with his policies. Stalin defeated Hitler in WWII and demanding half of Europe after WWII.
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He assumed power within Russia and was reform minded. Making policies restructuring and making it into a greater political openness.
