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Russian Times

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  • Jan 1, 800

    Scandinavian Warriors

    Scandinavian Warriors
    The Scandinavian Warriors, or Varagians, were a group of fierce warriors that settled along the Volga and Dnieper rivers with the Slavic people.
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Mongols

    Mongols
    The Mongols were founded in 1206 by Genghis Khan. The Mongols invaded Kiev and ruled there for more than 200 years. These people were known as vicious warriors who fought on horseback
  • Jan 1, 1470

    Ivan "The Great"

    Ivan "The Great"
    Ivan Vasilyevich, or Ivan the Great, ended Mongol rule on October 27, 1505 and expanded Russia's territory.
  • Jan 1, 1530

    Ivan "The Terrible"

    Ivan "The Terrible"
    Ivan was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first-ever Czar of Russia from 1547 to 1584.

  • Peter "The Great"

    Peter "The Great"
    Peter the Great came to power in the late 1600s and his goal was to modernize Russia. He developed the country immensely. He expanded Russia's territory, helped to build a stronger military, became trade partners with western Europe, and built a new capital-St. Petersburg.

  • Serfs and Peasants

    Serfs and Peasants
    Peasants became Serfs. "Serfdom" was when many peasants were under feudalism. These people, Serfs, were practically an enslaved workforce that was bound to the land n which they worked and under the control of the nobility.

  • Vladimir Lenin

    Vladimir Lenin
    Vladimir Lenin was in power within Russia from 1917-1924. During this time he changed the country from the Soviet Union to a Communist State. Unfortunately, he organized persecution and even deaths of people up to 140K.

  • Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin
    Joseph Stalin ruled Russia from 1922-1952 with an "Iron Fist". However, he put an end to people who disagreed with his policies, eradicating 20 to 25 million Russian people by forms of hunger or murder. In World War 2 he defeated Hitler and then demanded a share of Europe.

  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    Mikhail Gorbachev
    Mikhail Gorbachev was in power in Russian from March 1990 to December 1991. During his time he introduced the idea of Perestroika-economic reconstructing and Glasnost-policy of political openness.

  • The Cold War

    The Cold War
    The Cold War happened between 1947-1991. It was four decades of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the U.S.and it's allies. They did not directly attack each other but did prop up smaller nations in "proxy wars"-a war instigated by a power in which it does not become involved.