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Jan 1, 1200
Mongols invaded Kieven Rus
Mongol warriors West towards Kiev forcing many Russians to move farther north. The Mongols set up a trading spot called Muscovy (Moscow). After it became a Slavic territory again. This territory was later once again taken over by the Slavs -
Mar 1, 1547
Ivan IV becomes czar
Son of Ivan the Great (Ivan III), Ivan the IV was also known as a great leader for a long time. After his wife died he went insane and began to kill many innocent villagers including his very own son who he murdered with a metal pole -
Romanov family took control of Russia
Once the Romanov family came into powerin 1613, they stayed in power for over 300 years. Peter Romanov became Czar in 1682 and his main goal was to modernize Russia. He Traveled to Europe to learn from them -
St. Petersburg became capitol of Russia
St. Petersburg became the capitol of Russia in 1712. It became filled with many beatiful European style buildings. It became a large government center and it was where the Romanov family lived for many years -
Catherine the Great comes into power
She became empress because her husband Peter III was taken off the throne. She established the first school for girls in Russia and she expanded the emipire greatly. She made Russia to be a world superpower by the end of her reign in 1796 -
Napoleon's army invades Russia
Napoleon Bonaparte's army was conquering many countries at that time, but they could not defeat the Russian Army because they burned the areas behind them and the French died of the intense cold. Also the Russian army was prepared for the cold weather. -
karl Marx had trhe first ideas of Communism
Karl Marx, a German philoshpher, though that capitalism was unfair and he had the idea of communism or socialism. This would have people work for them while they "provided" for the people of their nation. This was a bad idea because the government was living the lives of their citizens for them. -
Joseph Stalin comes to power
Joseph Stalin came into power in 1924. He was the third communist leader of Russia and he was in power for the longest time. He took money and food from the people for the army and money for the weapons. He was not liked and many people rioted in Russia. He also helped destory all evidence of the Russian past such as the czars and the Romanov family -
The Cold War Began
The Cold war was never actually a war because there was no shots fired or any combat. They were both building up Nuclear weapons in fear of a worldwide nuclear war. There were many occasions when a cold war almost started such as when two Russian naval ships carrying nuclear weapons confronted a U.S. blockade and were forced to turn around -
ronald Reagan delivers speech
Ronald Reagan delivered his, "Tear down this wall" speech on this day in history. You may be saying, " but what does this have to do with Russia", well actually it is because Germany was also communist at the time, and if Germany fell it would bring shame upon Russia. This also contributed to a revolt against the Soviet Union -
Boris Yeltsin lead government coup
In 1991, the year the Soviet Union collapsed, a man named Boris Yeltsin attempted coup, or overthrow of the government. Even though the coup failed, it sparked a revolt for the end of the soviet union. -
Soviet Union Collapses
This is the month where the Soviet Union metaphorically began to crumble. People filled the streets rioting and eventually Mikhail Gorbochev became the last president of the Soviet Union. This brought democracy to Russia for the first time and along came first Russian president Boris Yeltsin -
Slavs settle in Kiev
Slavic people settled in the small town of Kiev, or as it was known as back then, "Kievan Rus". The Slavs lived along the rivers of Ukraine, and Russia which provided ffood, water, and transportation which were very important for a new settlement.
