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| 3926947126 | Ivan III | Ivan the Great; Prince of Duchy of Moscow; tries to defeat Mongols and succeeds; took title of tsar | 0 | |
| 3926960675 | Ivan IV | Ivan the Terrible; grandson of Ivan III; tries to take out Mongol capital; convinced he was appointed by God to rule Russia; starts lots of bloody and unnecessary wars; Ivan kills his own son; keeps expanding Russia | 1 | |
| 3926981473 | Boyars | Russian aristocrats | 2 | |
| 3926985829 | Romanov Dynasty | Dynasty elected to rule in 1613 after Time of Troubles and ended in 1917; continued tradition of autocratic rule | 3 | |
| 3926989312 | Alexis Romanov | Second Romanov tsar; gained new powers over Russian Orthodox Church | 4 | |
| 3927005265 | Peter I | Peter the Great; son of Alexis Romanov; continued growth of absolutism and conquest; learned art of navigation and ship building from Europeans; St. Petersburg becomes capital of Russia; beard tax; modernized army and navy | 5 | |
| 3927020834 | Catherine the Great | Russian tsarina; gave appearance of enlightened rule; accepted Western cultural influence; build new palaces; immunizes herself and subjects against smallpox; expanded empire; built schools and hospitals; tolerant of other religions; autocratic ruler | 6 | |
| 3927644664 | Pugachev Rebellion | Led by Cossack Emelian Pugachev who claimed to be legitimate tsar | 7 | |
| 3927651140 | Partition of Poland | Division of Polish territory among Russia, Prussia, and Austria; eliminated Poland as independent state | 8 | |
| 3927962414 | St. Petersburg | Established as capital of Russia by Peter I; symbol of Russia's efforts to modernize | 9 | |
| 3927985963 | Serfdom | Many peasants forced into serfdom; could be sold; limited rights | 10 |
