500 Important Dates in the History of Russia

Want to see 15 centuries of Russian history in its entirety without wading through multi-volume editions? Here are 500 landmark dates—from the calling of Rurik to the dissolution of the USSR and the events of the modern era—arranged into a clear scheme, like a route on a map, where the main milestones and turns are easy to spot.
How do you cover the centuries-long history of a vast country? Start with its key dates!
This book brings together in a single chronological line the events that determined Russia’s fate—from the legendary calling of Rurik to today. The Baptism of Rus, the Battle of Kulikovo, the reforms of Peter the Great, victory over Napoleon, the upheavals of the February and October Revolutions, the Great Patriotic War, Gagarin’s flight, the dissolution of the USSR, and the current stage—15 centuries of a fateful path compressed into 500 of the most important dates that you won’t miss, but that instead come together into a coherent picture. This concentrated flow of history is felt like an exact map with a plotted route, where the key points and changes in direction are clearly visible.
Open this chronological reference guide and immerse yourself in Russia’s amazing, complex, heroic, and many-faceted history!