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Jan 1, 1200
The reign of the Mongols
In the 1200s the Mongols conquered Kiev and in that time much of Kiev lost there power. -
Jan 2, 1200
Muscovy
When the Mongols conquered Kiev, they made a trading post called Musovy which is now Moscow. -
Jan 1, 1480
The Mongols get Rejected
In 1480 Ivan the III, later known as Ivan the Great, the prince of Muscovy, rejected Mogol rule and gave independence. -
Jan 1, 1547
Evil times
Ivan the VI, later known as Ivan the Terrible declared himself czar and ruled harshly with secret police. -
French invasion
A French army with little supplies, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, took over Mosocow. Before the Russians retreated, though, they burned most of the supplies the French could use. -
French Retreat
In 1812, a French army led by Napoleon conquered Mosocow but with so little supplies in harsh weather they had to retreat. -
Russia joins a war unprepared
in 1914, Russia joined WWI unprepared and the people of Russia blamed Czar Nicholas so they had a Civil War. -
The rise of the Communist
Vladmir Lenin fought the rest of what Russia was and started communism which meant he had full power. -
Space History
In 1961, an astronaut,Yuri Gagarin, for Russia went to space for the first time in history. -
The Downfall of Communism
In 1991 Russia finally gave up Communism and started using Capitalism. -
Kievan Rus accepts Christianity
The empire of Kievan Rus finally lets Christianity spread making it the official religion. -
The making of early Kiev
The Slavs, which are the ancestors of modern Russians, made Kievan Rus.
