26/04/2019 · 1721 - Russia acquires territory of modern Estonia and Latvia after decades of war with Sweden, establishing naval presence in Baltic Sea and 'window on Europe'. 1772-1814 - Russia conquers Crimea...

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.

02/03/2011 · The Russian History Timeline provides fast information via this time line which highlights the key dates and events of the famous place in a fast information format with concise and accurate facts and information in the order of their occurrence. The Russian History Timeline includes a chronology of this important place and its history.

12/06/2017 · Russia emerged from the war more powerful than ever. But in December 1825 a group of young army officers – later called the Decembrists – attempted a coup. Their failed revolt was punished with Siberian exile. In noble solidarity, many of their wives followed them into the frozen wilderness, giving rise to the expression “Decembrist wife”. If you don’t know much …

14/03/2021 · In the early 9th century Russia was inhabited by Slavic tribes. In the late 9th century Vikings forged them into a nation centered on Kiev. (The Vikings first captured Novgorod in 862 and Kiev in 882). The new nation was called Rus and in time its Viking rulers adopted native customs and language.

25/04/2017 · The first mentioning of some community in the territory of what we now refer to as Russia came to be in the Fourth Century AD with the formation of the first tribal union of Eastern Slavs (Volhynians and Buzhans).