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Russia

1462-1522 Reign of Ivan III (the great)
-annexes many of the surrounding territories
1533-1584 Reign of Ivan the Terrible
-First czar of Russia
-Conquers Mongol territories and gets Russia a Caspian Sea port
1584-1613 Time of Troubles
-anarchy and civil war
-Poland invades Russia
1613 Michael Romanov is elected by an assembly of nobles to be tsar
-beginning of the Romanov dynasty which ruled Russia until 1917
-brought stability to end the time of troubles
-country was still weak and impoverished
1682 Peter the Great becomes tsar ruling with his half brother Ivan V until 1696 (his sister is regent until 1689)
-came to power by the streltsy (guards of the Moscow garrison)
-creates modern European power
-promotes western culture
-builds the new capital St. Petersburg
1756 Start of 7 years war
-Russia, France, Austria, Spain against Prussia and Great Britain
1762-1798 Catherine II (the great) as tsarina of Russia
-makes Russia one of the......

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