1480 ⟶ Muscovy Declares Independence from the Golden Horde

After the Great standing on the Ugra river, Muscovy gained i...
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🛡️ Muscovy Declares Independence from the Golden Horde

After the Great standing on the Ugra river, Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde.⟶
Muscovy Declares Independence from the Golden Horde (1480)
Political IndependenceRussian HistoryGolden HordeKhanateSovereignty
RussiaRussia

👑 Peter the Great Ascends to Joint Rule of Russia

Peter the Great becomes joint ruler of Russia (sole tsar in 1696).⟶
Peter the Great Ascends to Joint Rule of Russia (1682)
Russian EmpireTsarMonarchySuccessionRomanov DynastyPolitical PowerRegency
RussiaRussia

👑 Alexander I Ascends to the Russian Throne

Alexander I of Russia becomes tsar after the assassination of his father.⟶
Alexander I Ascends to the Russian Throne (1801)
Russian EmpireTsarMonarchySuccessionImperialismPolitical Instability
RussiaRussia

🇷🇺 February Revolution Overthrows Russian Empire

March 8: Russian Revolution ends the Russian Empire; beginning of Russian Civil War.⟶
February Revolution Overthrows Russian Empire (1917)
Russian RevolutionRussian EmpireTsar Nicholas IICivil WarBolsheviksWorld War IPolitical InstabilityRevolution
RussiaRussia

🔪 Execution of Tsar Nicholas II and Family

July 16 – 17: Assassination of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.⟶
Execution of Tsar Nicholas II and Family (1918)
Russian RevolutionRomanov DynastyBolsheviksCivil WarCommunismPolitical ViolenceMonarchyWorld War I
RussiaRussia

⚰️ Lenin's Death Sparks Stalin-Trotsky Power Struggle

January 21: The death of Vladimir Lenin triggers power struggle between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.⟶
Lenin's Death Sparks Stalin-Trotsky Power Struggle (1924)
CommunismSoviet UnionPolitical IntrigueLeon TrotskyJoseph StalinRussian RevolutionTotalitarianismDictatorshipIdeology
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