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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)

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