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Apr 18, 1200
Mongols
Mongol warriors from central Asia conquered Kievan Rus -
Apr 19, 1480
Ivan III
Ivan III, a prince of Muscovy, rejected Mongol rule and declared independence. -
Apr 20, 1547
Ivan IV is czar
Ivan IV declared himself czar, or emperor -
Peter the Great buit Saitn Petersburg
Peter the Great built a new capital- Saint Petersburg- close to Europe, near the baltic coast -
French Army invaded Russia
A french army led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia -
Czar Alexander II
Czar Alexander II freed the countrie's 4 million serfs -
Russia joined France and Britain to fight
Russia joined France and Britain to fight Germany and Austria in WWI -
Russia suffered
Russia suffered military defeats losing millions of men -
Revolution
The people staged a revolution that forced the czar to step down from the throne -
Joseph Stalin
Lenin's policies were latered continued by Joseph Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union after Lenin's death -
Slavs built a civilization called Kiev
The earky Slavs built a civilization around the city of Kiev, which is now the capital of Ukraine. -
Convert to Eastern Orthodox
The people in Kievan Rus converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity
