Chronology of Russia

This chronology of Russia recalls the great dates of the Histoire of Russia of 862 at our days.

Origins of Russia at 1917

  • 862 - 912: Dynasty of the Princes of Novgorod and Kiev - Creation of the Rus' of Kiev, to which belonged Moscovie
  • 912 - 1157: Dynasty of the Large-Princes of Kiev
  • 1157 - 1327: Dynasty of the Large-Princes de Vladimir
  • 1223: Mongolian Invasion beginning (Khanat of the Horde of Gold). The Mongolian are called “Tatars” by the Russians.
  • 1237 - 1242: The tataro-Mongolian Invasions, 50% of the Russian population perishes, one destroys all the Russian big cities except Novgorod.
  • 1237 - 1238: destruction of Ryazan, Vladimir, Souzdal, Moscow, Rostov
  • 1240 - 1480: Yokes tataro-Mongolian
  • 1240: destruction of Kiev
  • April 5th, 1242: Victoire of Alexandre Nevski vis-a-vis the teutonic knights
  • 1340: the beginning of the Polish expansion with the Russian Western grounds, the Poles seize Rus' Halych
  • 1317 - 1547: Dynasty of the Large-princes of Moscow
  • 1547 - 1598: Tsar, with Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible
  • 1571: Khan Devlet-Girei of the Crimea with a horde of 120.000 riders ruined Moscow, seized a great quantity of slaves. The incursions of Tatars of the Crimea and the hordes transvolgiennes are prolonged until the XVIIIe century
  • 1581: the walk of the chief Yermak cossack on Western Siberia, the Russians start to populate and control the Siberia
  • 1598 - 1612: The time of the disasters, “Smouta”
  • 1612: The expulsion of the Polish invaders of Moscow
  • 1613: All the States elect tsar Mikhaïl Romanov
  • 1613 - 1917: Dynasty of the Romanov
  • 1709: Victoire of the Russian army against the army of Charles XII of Sweden to Poltava
  • 1762-1796: Reign of Catherine Large the
  • 1812: Invasion and defeat of the Napoleonean army at the time of the countryside of Russia
  • 1837: First railway line active of St Pétersbourg in Tzarskoé-Sélo (23 km). The extension towards Moscow will be decided in 1842
  • 1849: In August, intervention in Hungary at the sides of Austria
  • 1861: March 3rd, emancipation of the serfs with many restrictions.
  • 1863: January 22nd, release of the Polish insurrection, crushed by the armies tsarists.
  • 1864: Creation of the Zemstvo
  • 1867: Sale of the Alaska for 7,4M$ with the the United States
  • 1878: July 13rd, Treaty of Berlin, divides of part of Balkans between Austria and Russia
  • 1881: After 4 made an attempt missed, assassination of the tsar on March 13rd, 1881
  • 1887: not renewal of the Agreement enters the tsar and the emperors German and Austrian because of the dispute Russo-Austrian the Balkans
  • July 1891: visit French fleet with Kronstadt, the tsar is respectful at the time of the Marseillaise
  • September 11th, 1892: Serge Witte becomes Minister for Finance and carries out until 1903 an accelerated industrialization policy.
  • December 27th, 1893: ratification by the tsar of a convention creating a military alliance with France (signed on August 18th, 1892, France signs in January).
  • February 10th, 1894: commercial treaty with Germany
  • 13 March 15th, 1898: creation of the Left Working Social democrat Russia
  • 1901: creation of the revolutionary Socialist party
  • 1903: separation between Mencheviks and Bolsheviks at the time of the second congress of POSDR
  • From February 8th, 1904 to September 5th, 1905: war Russo-Japanese woman, bitter failure for Russia
  • 1905:
    • January 22nd “red Sunday”: shooting against the 100.000 people presenting a petition.
    • From January to October: agrarian general strikes and disorders
    • October 17th: Proclamation of October of Witte: freedoms civic, future development of the vote for all, real association of a Duma elected with the legislative process
  • 1906:
    • first Duma
    • May 6th: Fundamental law - restriction of the powers of the duma, ministers nonresponsible.
    • November: land reform of Stolypine - gives to the peasants the possibility of leaving the commune
  • August 31st, 1907: Anglo-Russian agreement allowing the constitution of the “Triple Alliance”.
  • From October in November 1911: first war in Balkans
  • From June in July 1913: second war in Balkans
  • August 1st, 1914: Germany declares the war in Russia
  • 1914-1918: Russia takes share with the First World War at the sides of Allied the
  • February 20th - March 2nd, 1917: Revolution of February

The Soviet era

See also: Chronology of the USSR

  • 1982 :

    • November 10th, 1982: Died of Leonid Brejnev, Youri Andropov, former owner of the KGB, becomes General secretary of PCUS the 12.

  • 1985 :

    • March 11th, 1985: member since 1979 of the Politburo, Mikhaïl Gorbatchev is named General secretary of PCUS with died of Konstantin Tchernenko. Elected official President of præsidium of the Supreme Soviet to replace Gromyko in 1988, Gorbatchev cumulates the direction of the Party and that of the State. Like any of his predecessors before him, Gorbatchev hustled the rigid structures of the Soviet policy. With the Perestroïka (reorganization) it tried to transform the Soviet Union into a modern state.
    • May 1985: Extremely unpopular measurement against the abuse alcohol consumption

  • 1986 :

    • February 1986: XXVIIe Congrès of the Party adopts a new program, radical reforms must accelerate the economy.
    • April 1986: Late advertisement of the catastrophe of Tchernobyl.

  • 1987 : Attempt to encourage the overseas investment by adopting a decree on the joint undertakings.

  • 1988 : Gorbatchev engages the Glasnost (“transparency”) for freedom of expression and of information. On will express of Gorbatchev, release of Andrei Sakharov, until assigned there with residence with Gorki and rehabilitation of old victims of Communism.

  • 1989 : End of Communism in the satellite people's democracies

Modern Russia

Presidency of Boris Eltsine

  • 1992 :

    • January 2nd: Beginning of the installation of the reforms leading to the " privatization accélérée".
    • June 15th: Nomination of Iegor Gaïdar at the post of Prime Minister.
    • December 14th: Nomination of Viktor Tchernomyrdine at the post of Prime Minister.

  • 1993 :

    • January 3rd: Signature of treaty START II by the the United States and Russia, for the reduction of the nuclear weapons.
    • September 21st: Eltsine dissolves the Parliament.
    • October 4th: Army against the Parliament in revolt attacks.
    • December 12th: Adoption of the Russian Constitution by referendum.

  • 1995 :

    • December 21st: Electoral victory of the Communist to the legislative elections.

  • 1997 :

    • June 20th: Admission of the Russia within the G7 which becomes the G8.

  • 1998 :

    • May 27th: Beginning of the financial crisis in Russia.
    • September 11th: Nomination of Evgueni Primakov at the post of Prime Minister.

  • 1999 :

    • August 7th: Raid on the Daghestan carried out by the islamist group tchetchene of Chamil Bassaïev.
    • August 9th: Nomination of Vladimir Poutine at the post of Prime Minister.
    • August 31st, September 9th and 13rd: Series of three terrorist attacks (211 dead), allotted to the Tchétchènes by the the Kremlin.
    • September 5th: Russian bombardments on the Chetchnia.
    • October 1st: Beginning of the terrestrial intervention of the Russian army in Chetchnia.
    • December 31st: Boris Eltsine resigns of his position of president of the federation of Russia. Vladimir Poutine becomes president by interim.

Presidency of Vladimir Poutine

  • 2006 :

    • January 1st: Presidency of the G8.

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