| A | B |
|---|
| Circa 862 | Rurik establishes Russ/Rhos state @ Novgorod |
| 863 | Moravian Misson (Cyril and Methodius) |
| 882 | Oleg moves capital to Kiev |
| 988-9 | Grand Duke Vladimir I becomes Eastern Orthodox |
| Circa 1017-1093 | early russian literature formed |
| 1169 | Prince Andrei Bogolubski moves capital to Vladimir |
| Circa 1187 | Igor Tale written |
| 1237-1240 | Mongols invade Russia |
| Circa 1271 | Moscow becomes capital |
| 1380 | Dmitri Donskoi defeats Mongols |
| Circa 1400-1430 | Andrei Rublev, icon painter, flourishes |
| 1462-1505 | Ivan III (The Great) declares Moscow as the third Rome |
| 1533 | Ivan IV (The Terrible) begins annexation of Siberia |
| 1589 | Russian orthodox church becomes independent |
| 1605-1613 | Time of troubles, Poland invades Russia |
| 1689-1725 | Peter I (The Great) westernizes Russia, builds new capital, St. Petersburg |
| 1754-1762 | Winter palace built |
| 1762-1796 | Catherine II (The Great) turns Russia into one of the strongest powers in Continental Europe |
| 1812 | Napoleon invades Russia |
