This is a timeline of Russian history, comprising important legal and

territorial changes and political events in Russia and its predecessor

states. To read about the background to these events, see History of
Russia. See also the list of leaders of Russia.
Dates before 31 January 1918, when the Bolshevik government
adopted the Gregorian calendar, are given in the Old Style.
This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular
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Centuries: 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st

13th Century[edit]
Year

Date

Event
Battle of the Kalka River: The warriors of

1223

Rus' first encountered the Mongol armies

of Genghis Khan.
Boyar intrigues forced Mstislav, the prince

1227

of Novgorod, to give the throne to his sonin-law Andrew II of Hungary.

1236

Alexander Nevsky was summoned by the

Novgorodians to become Grand Prince
of Novgorod and, as their military leader, to

defend their northwest lands from Swedish

and German invaders.
Mongol invasion of Rus: Batu Khan set fire
1237

December

to Moscow and slaughtered and enslaved

its civilian inhabitants.
Battle of the Neva: The Novgorodian army

1240

15 July

defeated a Swedish invasion force at the

confluence of the Izhora and Neva Rivers.
Battle of the Ice: The army

1242

5 April

of Novgorod defeated the

invading Teutonic Knights on the frozen
surface of Lake Peipus.
Nevsky died. His appanages were divided
within his family; his youngest
son Daniel became the first Prince of

1263

14 November

Moscow. His younger brother Yaroslav of

Tver had become the Grand Prince of Tver
and of Vladimir and had appointed
deputies to run the Principality of Moscow
during Daniel's minority.

14th century[edit]
Year

Date

Event
Daniel died. His oldest

1303

5 March

son Yury succeeded him as Prince of

Moscow.
Yury married the sister of Uzbeg Khan.
Uzbeg deposed the Grand Prince

1317

of Vladimir and appointed Yury to that

office.
Dmitriy the Terrible Eyes, the son of the
last Grand Prince of Vladimir,
convinced Uzbeg Khan that Yury had been

1322

stealing from the khan's tribute money. He

was reappointed to the princedom of
Vladimir.
Yury was murdered by Dmitriy. His

1325

21 November

younger brother Ivan I Kalita succeeded

him.

1327

15 August

The ambassador of the Golden Horde was

trapped and burned alive during an

uprising in the Grand Duchy of Tver.
Ivan led a Horde army against the Grand
Prince of Tver, also the Grand Prince

1328

of Vladimir. Ivan was allowed to replace

him in the latter office.
Ivan died. His son Simeon succeeded him

1340

31 March

both as Grand Prince of Moscow and as

Grand Prince of Vladimir
Simeon died. His younger brother Ivan II,

1353

The Fair, succeeded him as Grand Prince

of Moscow.

1359

13 November

Ivan died. His son, Dmitri Donskoi,

succeeded him.
Battle of Kulikovo: A Muscovite force

1380

8 September

defeated a significantly larger Blue

Horde army at Kulikovo Field.

1382

The Mongol khan Tokhtamysh reasserted

his power by looting and burning Moscow.

1389

19 May

Dmitri died. The throne fell to his

son, Vasili I.