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Became a joint Tsar with his brother Ivan V from 1682 and in 1696 he became the sole Tsar of Russia

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Became a joint Tsar with his brother Ivan V from 1682 and in 1696 he became the sole Tsar of Russia

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Alexander III's political ideal for the Russian empire was an empire with one nationality, one language, one religion and one form of leadership.

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Russia expanded its territories and modernised under her reign.

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Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, ruled from 1762-1796. She is the longest reigning female Russian leader. Her accomplishments are often overshadowed by the myths and rumours about her scandalous personal life.

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Alexander III was most well known for being a man of peace. During the years of his reign, he was never once involved in a single major war.

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Was the a Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March.
Born: 10 March 1845
Death: 1 November 1894 (age 49)

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Mikhail I became the first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov after Zemskiy Sobor of 1613.

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He had three main beliefs:
1. Repression of opponents
2. Undoing the reforms of his father
3. Restore Russia's position internationally

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Attempted to create extensive reforms and establish Russia as a great nation.

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Attempted to create extensive reforms and establish Russia as a great nation.

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Created a strong navy, westernised the army, secularised (took out religion) schools

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He acquired Estiona, Latvia, Finland and secured the Black Sea

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He acquired Estiona, Latvia, Finland and secured the Black Sea

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He created high taxes which led to citizen revolts

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Established St Petersburg as a city and made it the capital of Russia

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Nicholas I was a successful military commander before his reign as the Tsar for Russia. After his military success in 1812 against Napoleon he became a Grand Duke of Finland settling down with his wife, Princess Charlotte of Prussia. After the death of Nicholas I's brother, Alexander I he came to power over Russia. This concerned the people as at this point the people sought a democratic government and the new Tsar, Nicholas I had a very traditional military mind lacking the reform that the people were looking for.

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• Alexander son of grand duke of petrovich

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• Alexander son of grand duke of petrovich

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Fought and befriended Napoleon I during Napoleonic wars and helped form the coalition that defeated the French emperors.

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Fought and befriended Napoleon I during Napoleonic wars and helped form the coalition that defeated the French emperors.

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Took part in the congress of Vienna (1514-115) Russia

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Took part in the congress of Vienna (1514-115) Russia

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Became first Russian king of Poland, as well as first grand duke of Finland

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Became first Russian king of Poland, as well as first grand duke of Finland

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Drove for the establishment of the Holy alliance

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Drove for the establishment of the Holy alliance

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Catherine II was also known for her affairs with men. She was unhappily married to Emperor Peter III, whom she overthrew with her new lover, military officer Grigory Orlov.

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Prior to her rise of power, the Russian military had already defeated the Prussian army.
Turkey felt threatened by the presence of troops in Poland, and how they could easily spill into the Balkans. In 1768, Turkey declares war on Russia. The Russian military defeats the Turkish army. Under the conditions of the Turkish surrender, Russia gains territory on the Black Sea coast a

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Catherine died in her sleep on November 17th, 1769. The cause of her death was a stroke. After her death, her enemies spread rumors that she died having sex with a horse, others said she died on the toilet. None of these were true.

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His most important achievement was the Emancipation Edict of 1861 which granted a range of new rights to Russia's serfs. As a result he was known as "Alexander the Liberator"

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Living under the shadow of his authoritarian father, he remained a dedicated autocrat throughout his life

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Extended the amount of tracks in Russia from approximately 600 miles to 14,000 miles

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Reformed the judicial system by making it legal for a judge to be appointed for life and abolishing corporal punishment

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Alexander II was assassinated in 1881 by the terrorist group "The People's Will" (after 8 attempts)

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Introduced universal military conscription for all social classes on 1 January 1874 (prior to this it was only compulsory for the peasantry)

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Nicholas I was an uneducated man in the area of politics and because of this enforced that his son, Alexander II had the proper education necessary to be a good ruler.

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Mikhail started/ founded the Romanov Dynasty

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Mikhail started/ founded the Romanov Dynasty

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Came into rule on March 1881
After Alexander the 2nd was assasinated

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As a young boy, Michael and his mother had been exiled to Beloozero in1600.

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Michael was unanimously elected Tsar ofRussia by a national untilKon 21 February 1613, but the delegates of the council did not discover the young Tsar and his mother at the Ipatiev MonasterynearKostroma until March.

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He died leaving the throne to his son Alexis