The Early Modern History of Russia 396

The year is 1500 AD. The Tsardom of Muscovvy stretches from Murmansk to Moscow and from Saint Petersburg to Perm. The capital, Moscow, stands in the south, while the main port city of Archangelesk, sits by the frozen arctic ocean. At this time, Muscovvy declared war on Poland-Lithuania to expand their territory. In 1501 AD, Muscovvy conquered through Poland-Lithuania to the Dnipro river. In 1511 AD, Muscovvy conquered Pskov. In 1522 AD, Muscovvy conquered Ryazan. In 1523 AD, Muscovvy conquered slightly more deep into Polish-Lithuanian territory. In 1548 AD, Muscovvy was renamed to Russia . In 1553 AD, Russia conquered Kazan and colonized the land west of the Urals. In 1556 AD, Russia conquered a large chunk of the Ottoman Empire's territory in Ukraine. In 1557 AD, Russia conquered Astrakhan. In 1583 AD, Russia colonized more to the east, displacing the Sibir (where Siberia got its name) people. In 1599 AD, Russia conquered Sibir, colonized some land to the north, and colonized Novaya Zemlya ("New Land"). In 1610 AD, Russia colonized more to the east. In 1618 AD, Russia signed a peace treaty with Sweden and Sweden gained land to block Russia's access to the Baltic sea. In 1619 AD, Russia signed a peace treaty with Poland-Lithuania and lost Smolensk and Cherinhiv. In 1626 AD, Sweden conquered a small chunk of Russia. In 1630 AD, Russia expanded further to the east. In 1635 AD, Russia and the Kazakh Khanete joint-conquered Nogai. In 1639 AD, Russia expanded even further to the east. By 1651 AD, Russia reached the Pacific ocean on the other side of the Asian continent. In 1655 AD, Russia conquered Ukraine from Poland-Lithuania. In 1656 AD, Russia and Sweden joint-conquered Poland-Lithuania. In 1657 AD, Sweden conquered a small part of Latvia from Russia. In 1661 AD, the reinstated Poland-Lithuania reconquered some of its land back from Russia. By 1668 AD, Poland-Lithuania reconquered all of its previous territory back from Russia. In 1704 AD, it looks like Russia reconquered Saint Petersburg from Sweden. In 1711 AD, Russia colonized some northern Siberian islands. In 1722 AD, Russia conquered parts of Finland, Estonia, and Livonia from Sweden. In 1732 AD, Russia conquered a chunk of Kazakhstan. In 1741 AD, Russia colonized the Kamchatka peninsula. In 1744 AD, Russia conquered a small part of Finland from Sweden. In 1771 AD, Russia conquered most of the Ottoman Empire's Ukrainian territory. In 1773 AD, Russia formed a coalitian with Austria and Prussia against Poland-Lithuania and expanded their territory. In 1779 AD, Russia finished colonizing Siberia. In 1784 AD, Russia conquered Crimea. In 1790 AD, Russia sailed across the Bering strait and started a colony in Alaska. In 1794 AD, Russia, Austria, and Prussia formed a second coalitian against Poland-Lithuania and Russia expanded their territory further into it. In 1796 AD, Russia, Austria, and Prussia formed one final coalitian against Poland-Lithuania and it was completely destroyed. For more history of Russia, see the next post! -- Written by Vikenait Productions  


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