800 CE
Slavic peoples migrate into the area of the Ukraine
862
King Rurik rules the region from the city of Novgorod. The people are known as the Rus
882
King Oleg moves the capital city to Kiev
980
The kingdom of the Kievan Rus expands and grows in power under the rule of Vladimir the Great
1015
Yaroslav the Wise becomes king. The Kievan Rus reach their peak in power. A written code of law is established
1237
The land is invaded by the Mongols. They destroy much of the region's cities
1462
Ivan III becomes the Grand Prince of Moscow
1480
Ivan III frees Russia from the Mongols
1547
Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, is crowned the first Tsar of Russia
1552
Ivan IV conquers Kazan and extends his kingdom
1609
The start of the Polish-Russian War. Poland invades Russia
1613
The Romanov dynasty begins when Michael Romanov is elected Tsar. The Romanov dynasty will rule until 1917
1648
The Salt Riot occurs in Moscow over the introduction of a salt tax
1654
Russia invades Poland
1667
Russia and Poland sign a peace treaty
1689
Peter the Great becomes tsar. He will establish Russia as a world power introducing reforms and creating a standing army
1700
The start of the Great Northern War with Sweden
1703
Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg
1713
Saint Petersburg becomes the capital of the Russian Empire
1721
Russia wins the Great Northern War gaining territory including Estonia and Livonia
1725
Peter the Great dies and his wife Catherine I reigns as Empress of Russia
1736
Start of the Russo-Turkish War against the Ottoman Empire
1757
Russian troops join in the Seven Years' War
1762
Russia leaves the Seven Years' War with no territory gained
1762
Tsar Peter III is assassinated and his wife Catherine II takes the crown. She will rule for 34 years in what will be called the Golden Age of the Russian Empire
1812
Napoleon invades Russia. His army is nearly destroyed by the Russian winter weather
1814
Napoleon is defeated
1825
The Decembrist revolt occurs in Saint Petersburg
1853
The Crimean War begins. Russia eventually loses to an alliance of France, the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Sardinia
1861
Tsar Alexander II launches reforms and frees the serfs
1867
Russia sells Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million
1897
The Social Democratic Party is established. It would later split into the Bolshevik and Menshevik parties
1904
Russia goes to war against Japan in Manchuria and loses badly
1905
The Revolution of 1905 occurs. Around 200 people are killed on Bloody Sunday
1905
Tsar Nicholas II is forced to accept the October Manifesto allowing for a parliament called the Duma
1914
World War I begins. Russia fights on the side of the Allies. Russia invades Germany
1917
The Russian Revolution occurs. The Tsarist government is overthrown. The communist Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin take control in the October Revolution
1918
The Russians exit World War I with the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. They give up Finland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, and the Ukraine
1918
Tsar Nicholas II and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks. The 'Red Terror' begins as Lenin institutes communism. The Russian civil war erupts
1921
Lenin announces his New Economic Policy
1922
The Russian Civil War comes to an end. The Soviet Union is established
1924
Lenin dies and Joseph Stalin becomes the new leader
1934
Stalin's Great Purge begins. Stalin eliminates any opposition and up to 20 million people are killed
1939
World War II begins. Russian invades Poland in an agreement with Germany
1941
Germany invades Russia. Russia joins the Allies
1942
The Russian army defeats the German army at the Battle of Stalingrad. This is the major turning point in World War II
1945
World War II ends. The Soviet Union controls much of eastern Europe including Poland and East Germany. The Cold War begins
1949
The Soviet Union detonates an atomic bomb
1961
The Soviets put the first man in space, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs as the Soviets place missiles in Cuba
1972
Detente begins as U.S. President Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union
1979
The Soviet-Afghanistan War begins. The Soviets have little success against the Afghanistan rebels. They leave in 1989 defeated
1980
The 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow. Many countries boycott the games including the United States
1985
Mikhail Gorbachev is elected General Secretary. He institutes freedom of speech and openness of the government (Glasnost) as well as a restructuring of the economy (Perestroika)
1991
The Soviet Union is dissolved. Many countries gain their independence. The country of Russia is established
2000
Vladimir Putin is elected president
2014
The 2014 Winter Olympics are held in Sochi
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