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Russian Timeline

By liseyyy2005
  • 800

    800 CE

    800 CE
    Scandinavian warriors & Slavs settle near volga & Dnieper Rivers. Located in Eastern Europe. They were often associated with Byzantium and the Byzantine emperor's Varangian Guard.
  • 1200

    1200 CE

    1200 CE
    Mongols invade Kiev - Rule area for over 200 years.
    Mongols - a group of nomadic people who lived in vast open grassland plains of Eurasia: The Steppe.
  • 1470

    1470 CE

    1470 CE
    Ivan III "The Great" ended Mongol Rule; Expanded territory.
  • 1530

    1530 CE

    1530 CE
    Ivan IV "The Terrible" became Russia's first crowned Czar (King; Ruler; Dictator) Ivan acquired vast amounts of land through ruthless means.

  • 1650- Late 1600's

    1650- Late 1600's
    Peasants became Serfs along with Peter I "The Great" came to power. He wanted to modernize Russia, build a new capital, & enlarge territory.

  • 1855 - 1881

    1855 - 1881
    Czar Alexander II - Assassinated. Serfs moved to cities. Non-Russians faced prejudice. Workers caught socialism; Russification

  • 1917

    1917
    Bolsheviks seized control from Czar Nicholas II.
    Bolsheviks - A revolutionary group believing in Communism, led by Vladimir Lenin.

  • 1917-1924

    1917-1924
    Vladimir Lenin - Head of Soviet government from 1917 - 1924. He changed the Soviet Union into a One-Party Communist State. He organized death & persecution of up to 140K people, many members of high-class bourgeoisie.

  • Joseph Stalin - 1922

    Joseph Stalin - 1922
    Governed Russia with an "Iron Fist." Eliminated people who disagreed with his policies. He killed over 20 million russians (Hunger, Murder.) Defeated Hitler during WWII.

  • Cold War

    Cold War
    Soviet Union (Communism) vs. NATO (US, Allies) (Democracy) Was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States.