January 1, 1700 - Introducing the new chronology (Julian Calendar). July 13, 1700 - Constantinople peace treaty with Turkey. 1700-1721 - The Northern war of Russia with Sweden. 1700 - Death of Patriarch Adrian. Assigning metropolitan Stephan Yavorsky acting Patriarch. 1701 - Opening the School of Mathematic and Navigation Sciences in Moscow. October 1702 - The siege and taking by storm the fortress Noteburg (Oreshek) by the Russian forces. January 2, 1703 - Issuing the first Russian newspaper 'Vedomosty'. April 1703 - Taking the fortress Nienshanz near the mouth of the Neva by the Russian forces under the command of B.P.Sheremetiev. May 16, 1703 - Founding St.Petersburg. 1703 - Publishing the teaching book 'Arithmetic' by L.F.Magnitsky. Summer, 1704 - The siege and taking the fortresses Derpt and Narva by the Russian forces. March 1712 - Marriage of Peter I and Martha Skavronska (after baptizing - Catherine Alekseyevna). 1713 - The Russian forces offensive in Finland. Taking Helsingfors and Abo. 1714 - The Decree of Peter I about primogeniture. July 17, 1714 - The Gangut sea battle. The win of Russian Fleet. March 1716 - Approving 'Military regulations'. September 1716 - The tsarevich Aleksey's flight abroad. 1717 - The trip to France of Peter I. January 1718 - Return of the tsarevich Aleksey (on Peter's demand). Manifesto about depriving the tsarevich Aleksey of the right of inheritance. June 1718 - Death of the tsarevich Aleksey after sentencing him to death on a charge of organizing the plot. 1718-1721 - Liquidation of Departments, establishing Collegiums. 1718-1731 - Building the Ladoga Channel. 1719 - Administrative Reform. Dividing the gubernies (districts) into provinces. 'General regulations' of Peter I (regulations of civil service). July 28 1720 - The win of the Russian Navy over the Swedish squadron near the island Grengam. 1720-1737 - Composing 'The history of Russia from the ancient times' by V.N.Tatishev. August 30, 1721 - Signing the peace treaty by Russia and Sweden in Nishtadt. Finishing the Northern War. Russia received Livland, Estland, Ingermanland, a part of Karelia with Vyborg and a part of Southern Finland. October 11, 1721 - Declaring Peter I the Emperor. 1721 - Establishing the government Post Service. 1721 - The beginning of building the fortress Ekatherinburg. 1721 - Establishing the Holy Synod (instead of Patriarchate). January 28, 1725 - Death of Peter I. Struggle for power between the court groups led by A.D. Menshikov and Dolgoruky. Elevating Catherine I to the throne by Menshikov's group. 1725-1727 - The reign of the Empress Catherine I. 1735-1739 - The Russia-Turkey war. 1736 - Decrees about attaching craftsmen to manufactures, about prohibition for fabric-owners to buy settlings with land, about forcible labour of tramps and beggars. 1736 - Building the fortress Kislyar in Northern Caucasus. September 18, 1739 - Signing the peace treaty with Turkey in Belgrade. Taking back Asov and Zaporozhie. October 17, 1740 - Death of Anna Ivanovna. Enthroning Ivan VI Antonovich (born on August 2, 1740), the son of Anna Leopoldovna (the grand-daughter of the Tsar Ivan V), and Anton-Ulrich, the Duke of Braunschweig; declaring Biron the regent. November 8, 1740 - Overthrowing Biron. Declaring Anna Leopoldovna the regent. 1741-1743 - The Russia-Sweden war. May 29, 1762 - The Alliance with Prussia. June 29, 1762 - The Palace Revolution. Overthrowing the Emperor Peter III and enthroning his wife Catherine Alekseyevna (nee Sophia Fredericka of Angald-Zerbst). 1762-1796 - The reign of the Empress Catherine II. July 6, 1762 - Assassination of Peter III. February 1764 - Secularization of the Church and Monastic lands. July 1764 - The attempt of lieutenant V.Ya. Mirovich to coup de tat in order to elevate Ivan Antonovich to the throne. Assassination of Ivan VI. Executing (September) Mirovich. October 1764 - Electing to the Poland throne Catherine's II protégé the Count Stanislav Ponyatovsky. 1764 - The definitive abolition of the Hetman institution in Ukraine. December 1764 - The beginning of the education reforms on the project by I.I. Betsky. January 1765 - The Decree about the landowners' right to exile serfs to Siberia. October 1765 - Establishing the Volyn Economic Company. 1766 - The trade agreement with England. 1767-1768 - Activity of Commission about the Code, created for the laws codification. 1767 - Publication of Catherine's II 'Instruction' for Commission on drawing up the new Code. 1768-1774 - The Russian-Turkey war. 1773-1775 - The rise of peasants and Cossacks under the leadership of Ye.I. Pugachev. October 1773 - March 1774 - The siege laid by Pugachev's host to the fortress Orenburg. November 1773 - The defeat of the government forces in the battle with Pugachev's host near Orenburg. July 10(21), 1774 - Signing the peace treaty with Turkey in Kyuchuk-Kainargy July 1774 - The storm and taking Kazan by Pugachev, his defeat in the battle near Kazan. August 1774 - Definitive defeat of Pugachev near Tsaritsin. January 10, 1775 - Pugachev's execution in Moscow. 1775 - Publishing the 'Instruction for governing the districts of Russian Empire'. Dividing the country into 51 districts. 1787-1791 - The Russia-Turkey war. 1788-1790 -The Russian-Sweden war. July 6, 1788 - The win of Russian Navy over Swedish Navy near Gogland. September-October, 1788 - The expedition of the squadron under the command D.N.Senyavin and his win over the Turkey Navy near Synop. September 18, 1788 - Taking the fortress Khotin by the forces of Russia and Austria under the command of I.P.Saltykov and Prince of Koburg. December 6, 1788 - Taking Turkish fortress Ochakov by the Russian forces under the leadership of G.A. Potemkin. July 21, 1789 - The win of Russian and Austrian forces under the leadership of A.B.Suvorov and the Prince of Koburg near Focsani. September 11, 1789 - The win of Russian forces under the leadership of A.V.Suvorov near Rymnik. September 28, 1789 - Capitulation of Akkerman. March 1790 - The row of defeats of the Russian forces in Finland. November 6, 1796 - Death of the Empress Catherine II. 1799 - Foundation of Russian-American Company. |