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After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire emerged and planted their capital in Constantinople, which is near Russian territory.
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The beginning of the construction of the Kremlin Walls ( a huge defensive wall)
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Constantinople falls victim to the 4th crusade
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The Mongols invade Russia
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The Orthodox churches of Greece and Russia officially separate
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Russians conquer Khanate of Sibir, essentially land that had extreme Mongol influence
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Rule of Prince Ivan IV
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Rule of Mikhail, who happens to be the first Romanov tsar
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Serfs are officially subordinated
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Rule of Peter the Great
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St. Petersburg becomes Russia’s capital
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Rule of Catherine the Great
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Alaska officially becomes a Russian colony
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Alexander I rule
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Napoleon attempts to invade Moscow, but is overpowered and retreats
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Decembrist Revolt, led by reformed military leaders who wanted to see a change in government after Alexander I death. They were unsuccessful, and Nicholas I took control.
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Steam navigation begins in Russia, and proves to be a success
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Crimean War; a feud between the Russians against the French and British.
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Serfs granted freedom by Tsar Alexander II, after being pressured by Britain)
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Russia declares war on Turkey in WWI
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Civil war tears Russia apart, with the differing sides being the Bolsheviks and non-Bolsheviks
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Vladimir Lenin dies, and Joseph Stalin takes over as leader of the Soviet Union
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The Five Year Plan is adopted, in which property, land, and lives were taken
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The United States officially recognizes the Soviet Union
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Soviet troops invade Poland, and World War II begins. Also, the Soviets and Nazi Germany reach a non-aggression pact
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Soviet troops capture and control Berlin, and declare war on Japan; Cold War begins
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Cold War ends, and so does the Soviet Union
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Beginning of medieval Russia
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The Shigir Idol is made which happens to be the most ancient wooden sculpture. It was found in Yekaterinburg, Russia on January 24th, 1894.
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Around this time, Russia was mainly a massive glacier, so many signs of humanity in this region around this time frame is very thin.
