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This is a timeline of Russian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Russia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Russia. See also the list of leaders of Russia.
November 20: A Russian Proton rocket is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying the first segment of the International Space Station, the 21-ton Zarya Module. December 19 : The impeachment of Bill Clinton begins as a result of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal .
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Expansion and territorial evolution of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire between the 14th and 20th centuries. Location of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union in 1956–1991. The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs.
- Alexander II
- Joseph Stalin
- Vladimir Putin: Autocrat Among Russian Leaders
Tsar Alexander II was the eldest son of Russian Emperor Nicholas I and ruled the Russian Empire from 1855 to 1881. He is also known as Alexander the Liberator. He believed that the Russian defeat inthe Crimean War in 1856made the empire politically, socially, and militarily weak compared to other European countries and intended to implement large-s...
Joseph Stalin served as the leader of the Soviet Union from 1929 till 1953. Under his rule, the Soviet Union transformed into a superpower with enhanced industrial and military capabilities. The Soviet Union played a major role in defeating Germany in World War II. He extended communist control to Eastern European countries and created a belt of So...
Vladimir Putinis the current president of the Russian Federation, holding the position since 2012 and previously serving from 1998 until 2008. Additionally, he served as the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. All of these terms together make him the longest-running political figure in power after the Soviet lead...
Had they been luckier or more skillful, they could have become Russia’s leaders in the 20th century, if they had defeated the Bolsheviks. But history...
Sputnik. Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) was the longest-ruling Russian leader of the 20th century. On April 3, 1922, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) made...
Aug 17, 2022 · The Russian monarchy, through its subsequent leaders, succeeded in maintaining Russia’s status over the next century. It was not until the beginning of the twentieth, when, under the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, the crown’s grip on power deteriorated, and never recovered.
