862
Rurik and his brothers are summoned to the Russian land by the people of Novgorod. The official history of Russia begins this year.
988
Prince Vladimir of Kiev baptizes the Kievan people into Orthodox Eastern Christianity.
1147
Moscow is mentioned in the chronicles for the first time.
1237
The Mongol-Tatar invasion of Russia begins.
1380
Dmitry Donskoy, prince of Moscow, defeats the Mongol-Tatars for the first time in the Battle of Kulikovo.
1480
After the Great Stand on the Ugra River, Russians stop paying regular tributes to the Mongol-Tatars.
1547
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, also known as Ivan the Terrible, becomes the first tsar of Moscow.
1598
After the death of Fyodor Ioannovich, Ivan the Terrible’s son, the Rurikid dynasty comes to an end. The ‘Time of Troubles’ starts in Russia.
1613
Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov is chosen as the new tsar, the Romanov dynasty begins its reign.
1649
The Council Code (Sobornoye Ulozhenie), a new code of Russian laws, introduces laws on serfdom in Russia.
1672
Peter the Great is born.
1703
Saint Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great.
1721
After victory in the Northern War against Sweden, Russia becomes an Empire.
1812
The Great Patriotic War of 1812 between Russia and Napoleon’s France.
1825
The Decemberists revolt happens in Saint Petersburg. After suppressing it, Nicholas I becomes the Emperor.
1861
Alexander II abolishes serfdom in Russia.
1917
After Nicholas II, the last tsar, abdicates the throne, the Bolshevik revolution begins in Russia.
1918
The Romanov family is murdered by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg.
1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed.
1924
Vladimir Lenin dies.
1945
USSR’s victory in the Great Patriotic War against the Nazi Germany.
1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space.
1986
The Chernobyl nuclear plant explosion happens, one of the worst man-made disasters in history.
1991
The USSR collapses and the Russian Federation is formed.
1999
Boris Yeltsin, the first Russian president, resigns. Vladimir Putin becomes the Acting President, to be elected as the President of Russia in 2000.
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