Russian Rulers
This Czar founded the city of St. Petersburg, close to Europe, with the intention of forcing a modernization/westernization of Russia
Peter I the Great
In which famous battle did Alexander Nevskii win?
The Battle of the Ice
This old Russian princedom was the Republic
Velikii Novgorod
The first time Moscow was mentioned in a manuscript
1147
He became the first to take the title Czar and ruled cruelly, expanding Russia's territory South past the Caspian Sea and East past the Ural Mountains
Ivan IV the Terrible
In which war did Peter the Great defeat the Swedes?
The Great Northern War
Which town was the center of integration of the Russian lands?
Moscow
Decembrists riot
the 26th December 1825
This Czar released Russia's serfs, but did not save them from poverty
Alexander II
In which war did the Russian Empire fight France, England and the Ottoman Empire?
The Crimean War
The center of "Life-Guards" (Oprichnina)
Alexandrov (Alexandrovskaya Sloboda)
Cancellation of the serfdom law
the 3d of March 1861
By what Tsar was Pugachev`s Riot?
Catherine II the Great
During what war was Moscow burnt?
The Patriotic War (1812)
What fortress was captured during the Azov Campaigne of Peter the Great?
Azov Fortress
Formation of the Moscow Princedom
1283
The Russian Emperor who had a nick-name "peace-maker"
Alexander III
What conflict is said to last for about 237 years?
The Tatar-Mongol Yoke
Where did the Battle of the Ice happen?
Chudskoe Lake
Years of "Life-Guards" (Oprichnina)
1565-1572