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21 Cards in this Set
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What tribe related to the Swedes came to Novgorod to defend its Slavonic inhabitants against the Turkic hordes?
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The Rus
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What year did the Slavonic tribe, the Rus, establish its civilization?
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862
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Who was the Ruler of Kiev who introduced Byzantine Christianity?
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Vladimir
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What year did Vladimir, the Ruler of Kiev, introduce Byzantine Christianity?
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988
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Who was the military hero and saint who made Moscow the center of Russian affairs?
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Alexander Nevski
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Who was the first Romanov czar?
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Michael
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Who established the tsardom in 1547?
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Ivan the Terrible
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In 1597, who created the law that forbade peasant laborers to leave landowners' estates?
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Boris Godunov
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What were the years of the Romanov dynasty?
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1613-1917
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The expansion and westernization of Russia took place from 1689 to 1725 under what czar?
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Peter the Great
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Who invaded Russia in 1812?
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Napoleon
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What happened in 1812 after the Battle of Borodino?
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Moscow surrendered to Napolean.
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What major event happened in 1854?
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Crimean War. France and England supported Turkey against Russia's attack.
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What did Czar Alexander II do in 1861?
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freed the serfs
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What major event happned in 1904?
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Russo-Japanese War
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The Revolution of St. Petersburg soviets (councils) took place in 1905. What happened on January 9 of that year?
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Father Gapon led thousands of unarmed Russian workers to the Winter Palace. Troops fired on the crowd, killing hundreds.
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What happened between 1914 and 1918?
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World War I. Germany declared war against Russia and defeated the Russian army. The Bolsheviks signed a peace treaty in 1918.
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What major events took place in March, 1917?
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The Russian Revolution. The overthrow of the Czar. The establishment of a democratic provisional government.
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What major events took place in November, 1917?
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The Bolshevik Revolution. The overthrow of the constitutionalized Kerenski government. The beginning of Civil War.
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What major event took place in 1922?
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established, including the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic and the Ukrainian, Byelorussian (White Russian) and Transcaucasian Soviet Socialist Republics.
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In 1924 what country became the first to recognize the Soviet government and establish diplomatic relations with it?
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Great Britain
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