| 1242 | Aleksandr Nevskii defeats Teutonic Knights |
| 1327-1341 | Ivan I (Moneybag), Grand Prince of Moscow |
| 1337 | Holy Trinity-Saint Sergius Monastery founded |
| 1367 | Stone fortress (kreml) constructed in Moscow |
| 1462-1505 | Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow |
| 1478 | Moscow annexes Novgorod |
| 1547-1584 | Ivan IV (The Terrible), tsar of Russia |
| 1552 | Conquest of Kazan; construction of St. Basil's Cathe- dral in Moscow |
| 1582 | Ermak's conquest of western Siberia |
| 1584-1613 | Time of Troubles |
| 1613 | Mikhail Romanov elected tsar ( 1613-1645); start of Romanov dynasty |
| 1645-1676 | Reign of Tsar Alexis |
| 1649 | Adoption of Law Code (Ulozhenie) |
| 1653-1667 | Orthodox Church reforms lead to schism |
| 1667-1671 | Rebellion under Stenka Razin |
| 1682-1725 | Peter I (The Great), tsar of Russia |
| 1689 | Treaty of Nerchinsk between Russia and China |
| 1700-1721 | Sweden and Russia fight Northern War |
| 1703 | St. Petersburg founded as Peter's "Window on the West" |
| 1709 | Russian victory over Swedes at Poltava |
| 1714 | Establishment of Naval Academy in St. Petersburg |
| 1722 | Establishment of Table of Ranks |
| 1736-1739 | Russo-Turkish War |
| 1741-1761 | Reign of Tsarina Elizabeth |
| 1755 | Establishment of Moscow University |
| 1762-1796 | Reign of Catherine II (The Great) |