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800
Scandinavian Warriors
Scandinavian Warriors (Varangians) & Slavs settle near Volga & Dnieper Rivers -
1470
Ivan III ¨The Great¨
Ended Mongol rule; expanded the territory. -
1470
Invasion
The Mongols invaded Kiev, ruling the area for over 200 years. -
1530
Ivan IV ¨The Terrible¨
Ivan the IV became Russia's first crowned Czar. Making the country faced foreign invasions, economic decline, and social upheaval. -
Peter I ¨The Great¨
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. -
Czar Alexander II
Czar Alexander II moved Serfs to cities and made Non-Russians face prejudice. He was assassinated in 1881 -
Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks seized control from Czar Nicholas II. Bolsheviks was led by Vladimir Lenin that believed in Communism. -
Vladimir Lenin
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. -
Joseph Stalin
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. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
He assumed power within Russia and was reform minded. Making policies restructuring and making it into a greater political openness.
