Russian Expansion History

By Amy Nguyen

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800 A.D Eastern Slavs settle in different parts of Russia

800 A.D

930 A.D Grand Prince Vladimir the First converted to orthodox church

980

1200-1480 The Mongols, led by Genghis Khan, conquers Russia

1200 - 1480

1480 A.D. Ivan the Third frees most of Russia from the Mongols

1480

1547 A.D. Ivan the Terrible becomes czar and beats back most of the Mongols

1547

1682 A.D Peter the Great becomes Czar

1682

1756 - 1763 A.D. The Seven Years War

1756 - 1763

July 9, 1762 A.D. Catherine the Great becomes empress

07/09/1762

Austria, Prussia, and Russia divided Poland amongst themselves. Russia received Belarus, Lithuania, and Ukraine from Poland

July 9, 1762 A.D Peter the Third is assassinated

07/09/1762

1801 A.D. Alexander the First becomes Czar

1801 A.D

1812 A.D. Napoleon Bonaparte leads troops into Russia but was defeated

1812 A.D.

1825 A.D. Nicholas the first becomes Czar

1825 A.D.

1853 A.D. The Crimean War brakes out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire

1853 A.D.

1867 A.D. Russia sells Alask to the United States

1867 A.D.

1894 A.D. Nicholas the Second becomes Czar

1894 A.D.

1914-1918 A.D. World War I

1914 A.D. - 1918 A.D.