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Early Russia: Kiev, Novgorod, and the Grand Princes
862 A.D. - Rurik arrived in Novgorod
911 - Oleg, a settler in Kiev, made a treaty with the Byzantines (first reliable date in Russia's history)
945 - Igor, Oleg's successor, completed the treaty which contained 3 Slavonic and 50 Norse names
988-989 - St. Vladimir accepts the Christian faith for Russia; the service was taken from the Byzantines but was able to be read in vernacular due to a translation by Slavic apostles in the 9th century
1037-c.1237 - the Russian Church was ruled by Constantinople; as a result, bishops and almost all metropolitans were Greeks
1015 - Vladimir dies
14th century - two new branches of Russians, speaking their own languages, appeared: the Ruthenians (who became Ukrainians) and Belorussians (originally the Krivichi)
1380 - Dimitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Moscow, was victorious over the Tatars of the Golden Horde
1439 - Greek Orthodox and Catholic Churches "united" as a result of the Council of Ferrara-Florence
1453 - Constantinople was sacked by the Turks leaving Moscow, "the third Rome," as the central power of the Christian faith
1478 and 1485 - Ivan III (1462-1505), Grand Prince of Moscow, acquired the territories of Novgorod and Tver, respectively
1510 - Vasili III acquired the republic of Pskov, uniting the land of Russia
The First Tsars
1547 - Ivan IV "The Terrible" began his reign at age 16, becoming the first tsar
1558-83 - Ivan IV entered into the Livonian War in hopes of gaining an outlet to the Baltic Sea; Russia's defeat greatly undermined the economy
1570 Ivan IV destroyed Novgorod and its people when they became suspicious of his rule
1610-13 the "Time of Troubles" took place after the tsar was taken prisoner and the throne was left empty
1724 a "high protective tariff was levied on every Russian import
1719-30 diplomatic relations between Russia and England were severed, causing British exports to decline
1722 Peter I made a rule stating that the tsar be able to choose his own successor
February 8, 1725 Peter I dies without choosing his successor
July 17, 1762 after Peter III was killed, Catherine II "The Great" became the new ruler of Russia
1812 Napoleon's Grand Army burned Moscow (War of 1812)
1828-29 Nicholas I waged war with Turkey, and Greece was liberated under the Treaty of Adrianople
Peoples' Revolts and the End of the Romanov Dynasty
1830 49 during this period in Nicholas I's reign 378 peasants' uprisings occurred
1842 Gustav Fabergé, father of the famous Carl Fabergé, establishes his own silver and jewelry business in St. Petersburg.
November 1, 1853 Russia declared war against Turkey
March 27, 1854 England and France declared war against Russia
1857-1876 - Under Alexander II, Russia's railway length skyrocketed from 644 miles to 11,070 miles
March 3, 1861 a law made the peasant "personally but formally free."
1867 United States bought Alaska for $7.2 million
April 24, 1877 Alexander I went to war with Turkey (Russo-Turkish War)
1881 freeing peasants became obligatory because 15% of peasants had not made use of the March 3rd law
1884 The first imperial Easter egg is created by the Fabergé firm.
c.1891 the public's voice was heard again due to the rise of Marxism
18991900 student demonstrations, in which factory workers took part, took place in opposition to the government
Sunday January 22, 1905 police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration in front of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, killing around 1000 workers
December 3031, 1916 the monk Rasputin was murdered
March 8, 1917 the collapse of the tsarist empire and the Romanov Dynasty ended with the Bolshevik Revolution
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