RUSSIAN CZARS

IVAN III, IVAN THE GREAT

• Nicknamed "Ivan the Great"
• Gained independence from the mongols
• Purchased land, helping Russia expand
• Declares himself sovereign of all Russian people
• Marries niece of last Byzantine emperor to gain prestige

IVAN THE GREAT

• Very outstanding Russian czar, compared to everyone else
• Ruled from April 5th, 1462 - October 27th
• Married to princess of Tver at 12

IVAN IV, IVAN THE TERRIBLE

• Age 16 when took up the thrown
• Very innovative
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• Killed his oldest son, his only legitament heir
• January 16th, 1547 - March 28th, 1547

PETER THE GREAT

• Modernized Russia
• Built St. Petersburg out of a swampland
• Created a table of ranks for civil servants
• Changed the calendar

PETER THE GREAT

• Strong military leader
• May 7, 1682 - November 2nd, 1721

CATHERINE THE GREAT

• Wasn't really Russian, born in Stettin, Prussia
• Further modernized Russia after Peter
• Helped Russia become stronger in their military.
• Built Peter the Great's "Bronze Horseman"
• July 9th, 1762 - November 17th, 1796

NICHOLAS II

• Russia's last czar
• Renounced the throne under pressure from Bolsheviks
• He & his family executed in 1918
• Died in Ekaterinburg
• Ended Russian monarchy in conjunction with the Bolshevik revolution

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WORKS CITED

• goeasteurope.about.com/od/russianculture/a/Russian-Tsars.htm
• 2/3, Kerry Kubilius
• history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great
• 2/10, Barbara Maranzani

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• http://history1900s.about.com/od/Russian-Revolution/a/Russian-Revolution-Ti...
• 2/10 Jennifer Rosenburg
• brainyhistory.com/days/july_14.html
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