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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.
- Mongol Invasions
- Romanov Dynasty
- Lenin, The Bolsheviks and Rise of The Soviet Union
- Gorbachev Introduces Reforms
- Soviet Union Falls
862: The first major East Slavic state, Kievan Rus, is founded and led by the Viking Oleg of Novgorod(although some historians dispute this account). Kiev becomes the capital 20 years later. 980-1015: Prince Vladimir the Great, who converts from paganism to Orthodox Christianity, rules the Rurik dynasty while spreading his newfound religion. His so...
1613: After several years of unrest, famine, civil war and invasions, Mikhail Romanov is coronated as czar at age 16, ending a long period of instability. The Romanov dynastywill rule Russia for three centuries. 1689-1725: Peter the Great rules until his death, building a new capital in St. Petersburg, modernizing the military (and founding the Rus...
Nov. 6-7, 1917: The violent Russian Revolution marks the end of the Romanov dynasty and Russian Imperial Rule, as the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, take power and eventually become the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Civil War breaks out later that year, with Lenin’s Red Army claiming victory and the establishment of the Soviet Union. Len...
March 11, 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev is elected general secretary of the Communist Party, and, thus, effectively Russia’s leader. His reform efforts include perestroika (restructuring the Russian economy), glasnost (greater openness) and summit talks with U.S. President Ronald Reaganto end the Cold War. In 1990, he is elected president, the same year ...
Dec. 25, 1991: Following an unsuccessful Communist Party coup, the Soviet Union is dissolved and Gorbachev resigns. With Ukraine and Belarus, Russia forms the Commonwealth of Independent States, which most former Soviet republics eventually join. Yeltsin begins lifting Communist-imposed price controls and reforms, and, in 1993, signed the START II ...
Apr 26, 2012 · Russia profile - Timeline. A chronology of key events: 9th century - Founding of Kievan Rus, the first major East Slavic state. The traditional account, a matter of debate among...
History of Russia From the beginnings to c. 1700 Prehistory and the rise of the Rus. Indo-European, Ural-Altaic, and diverse other peoples have occupied what is now the territory of Russia since the 2nd millennium bce, but little is known about their ethnic identity
1380. A Russian army defeats the Golden Horde at the Battle of Kulikovo, seen as the turning point in Mongol domination of Russia. 1382. Tokhtamysh and the Golden Horde sack Moscow. 1598 - 1612. The Time of Troubles takes place in Russia. Explore the timline of Russia.
Russia - Tsars, Soviets, Putin: The table provides a chronological list of the leaders of Russia from 1276 onward.
