Russia timeline
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.1721 - Russia wins the Great Northern War gaining territory including Estonia and Livonia.
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.
Nepoleon
1812 - Napoleon invades Russia. His army is nearly destroyed by the Russian winter weather.
1814 - Napoleon is defeated.
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.
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.
World war 1
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.
Lenin-Stalin/Communism
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.
World war 2
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.
Cold War
1945 - 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.
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.1721 - Russia wins the Great Northern War gaining territory including Estonia and Livonia.
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.
Nepoleon
1812 - Napoleon invades Russia. His army is nearly destroyed by the Russian winter weather.
1814 - Napoleon is defeated.
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.
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.
World war 1
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.
Lenin-Stalin/Communism
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.
World war 2
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.
Cold War
1945 - 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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