1. Russia: A Timeline Please Keep THIS IN YOUR NOTES AND REFER BACK THROUGHOUT THE UNIT!!!

2. Russ Land: The Emergence of an Empire 800’s- 1200’s: Modern Russia founded by Vikings who traded along Russia’s river systems –Became known as Russ peoples –Most powerful prince ruled from Kiev, (present day Ukraine). –Kiev united diverse people by adopting ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY from Byzantine Empire (Byzantium) 1237-1300’s: Mongols (Russ called Tartars) invaded Russ land. –Brutal! –Parasitic: Wanted Tribute! 1300: Powerful Muscovy (Moscow) Princes rebelled –United Empire from Moscow

3. 1492-1505: Ivan III (first “Tsar”) 1533- 1584: Ivan (IV) The Terrible married first Romanov married first Romanov

4. Tsarist Russia 1530-1570’s: Ivan the Terrible’s (IV) Reign –First to adopt the fully term tsar; married first Romanov –Fought Mongols, Expanded Russia, built Saint Basil’s Cathedral –Role model for Stalin 1600’s-early 1700’s: Peter the Great –Westernization and military expansion!!!!! Founded St. Petersburg –Loved Ships/ Fought Turks for a warm water port (Asov) Late 1700’s: Catherine the Great –Liberal(esque) reforms and expansion 1812: Tsar Alexander I challenged by Napoleon Bonaparte –Napoleon retreated/ Russia major world power! 1861: Liberal Uprisings/ Serfdom abolished by Alexander II 1894- 1918: Tsar Nicholas II- Last of the Romanov's –Incompetent? –Reign toppled by Lenin and the Russian Revolution

7. Saint Basil’s Cathedral Astronomical Clock, Prague

18. Revolution, USSR and beyond 1914-1918: Russia in WWI –Initially popular, but ultimately unsuccessful –Riots and discontent! 1917: Marxist Revolution!!! –February Revolution: Overthrew the monarchy –October Revolution: Lenin’s Bolsheviks became Communist rulers 1918: Russian Civil War –Reds (Communists) VERSUS Whites (Royalists/ Anti-Communists –Reds WIN 1922: USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) formed 1924: Lenin Dies, Stalin takes over! 1940: USSR annex Baltic Countries 1941: WWII: Great patriotic war 1945-1980’s: Cold war 1989: Fall of Berlin wall –Michail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader 1992: Fall of USSR –Presidential leaders: Boris Yeltsin then Vladimir Putin