Russian Leaders

By mklinga
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Ivan the Great

    1462 to 1505
    Tripled the size or Russia, brought new inovations to Russia, and was one of Russias longets leaders.
  • Aug 25, 1503

    Ivan the Terrible

    1533 to 1584
    Increaded Russias borders.
  • Michael Romanov

    1613 to 1645
    Established a unified Russian state, and resumed relations with foreign states.
  • Peter the Great

    1682 to 1725
    Westernized Russia, made the first navy, and made Russia the size it is to day.
  • Alexander the II

    1855 to 1881
    improved education, communication, and government and emancipated the serfs.
  • Nicholas the II

    1894 to 1917
    Directed construciton of the Trans-Siberian railway, made peace with France and considered to be the last emperor of Russia.
  • Vladimer Lenin

    1917 to 1924
    Founded the russian coumminist party, and architect of the Soviet State.
  • Joesph Stalin

    1929 to 1953
    Transformed a phesant society into an industiral superpower,
  • Alexander Kerensky

    1914 to 1917
    joined the socialist revoulutanry party that over threw the czarist goverment and became a minister of justice
  • Nikita Khrushchev

    1953 to 1964
    Improved Russian space program and changed Russian forgein policy
  • Borris Yeltsin

    1991 to 1999
    Presided over the ending of the U.S.S.R
  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    1988 to 1991
    Attempetd to make the Soviet Union more Democratic, tried to help stop alcoholism.
  • Vladimer Putin

    1999 to 2008
    Changed Russia from a failling country to one that is becoming more sucessfull
  • Dmitri Medvedev

    Current Russian President
    Started buliding a Russian version of silicon Valley, and has stoped nato's east ward movements.
  • Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev

    980 to 1015
    Military conquests consolidated the areas of Kiev and Novgordo into a single state