Post by Russia on Jul 23, 2013 10:28:01 GMT -5
My Reflection
Impressive art work by PunPuniChu @ dA
Nation:
R : Российская Федерация (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)
E : Russian Federation
Name:
Ivan Braginsky // Иван Брагинский
Gender:
Male
Appearance Age:
25
Actual Age:
Unknown
Appearance
Hair Color:
Wheat Blonde
Eye Color:
Lilac
Height:
195 cm
6'4
Weight:
225 pounds
Appearance:
Ivan is really tall with an wide frame, he would call himself big boned and will get really mad if called fat, which wouldn't be true anyway considering his muscular built. His face however has delicate traces, almost childish if you ignore his prominent nose that he usually hides under the scarf his sister gave to him. His eyes lilac in color seem icy and distant, showing clearly his true personality. His wheat blonde hair fall gently over his eyes shadowing them and adding an extra layer of intimidation.
He's usually seen wearing large winter coats because of the cold weather of his country, but every time he has the chance he likes to wear light t-shirts and jeans, but always wearing his scarf (even during summer). During the soviet government Ivan was seen almost every time with his gala military attire, when he exercised he used his teams uniforms (Some of them he still keeps in his closet, like a t-shirt that was used by Lev Yashin.
Defining Features:
His defining features would be, at first, his smooth lilac eyes that seem to hold a constant icy and distant sparkle reinforcing not only the fact that he survives one of the most rigorous winters of the whole world but also his capacity of lacking empathy when he wants.
On his chest is possible to observe small white marks that resembles scars, they hold a great importance to him. They appeared after the royal family shooting on 1917's Revolution, a mark of great changes in his appearance and personality. Other than that it's also possible to find some scars around his whole body cause by his great loss of people during the World War II.
Who Am I?
Personality:
Ivan has the personality of a child and, being one his concepts of right and wrong can, sometimes, seem a little bit twisted, sometimes leading to a behavior of cruelty. He usually holds an easy and innocent smile that hides a heavy aura that the most sensitive can feel, specially coming from his icy lilac eyes. Much like a child he has an enormous fear of being alone, longing to have a real friendship which he can completely trust the other, but even then he seems to have great problems of trust leading to a destructive circle fueled by a mild drinking problem, that isn't worst just because he sees the problems of many of his bosses and fears the same can happen to him to embarrass himself in front of the rest of the world.
During the Romanov dynasty he seemed a little bit calmer and prudent much like his monarchs but his sanity receives a great hit when they're assassinated, the abrupt change of the government and rules made him feel pretty lost at first but he fit adapting himself to the ideology pretty fast, getting the bad fame of intimidation he holds until today. At that time he took an extreme interest in Science, mostly physics and astronomy. At that time he also developed a great relationship with China, allowing Yao to know more about him that not even his sisters would know but the Sino-Soviet split hurt to the point he started to retract even more and doubt people even more.
In politics everyone could say he's the perfect conservationist, but even than he has a better mind that most of the people ruling his country. Sometimes he may have a male chauvinist behavior but every time he does something like that he reprehends himself.
Likes:
Dislikes:
Fears:
Fun Facts:
Ivan is really superstitious and will always feel troubled when somebody makes something he considers to be wrong like whistling indoors.
He believes that vodka is really important, it simply has to be present to have a good time with friends, to celebrate and simply to enjoy its taste by himself.
He's always wearing the scarf her sister gave to him making it cover partially his face.
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Your History
9th century
- 860: Rus'–Byzantine War (860): The Rus' launched a successful raid on Constantinople.
- 862: Rurik came to rule in Novgorod, establishing the Rurikid Dynasty.
- 882: Oleg of Novgorod conquered Kiev and moved the capital there.
10th century
- 907: Rus'-Byzantine War (907): Oleg led an army to the walls of Constantinople, a Rus'-Byzantine Treaty allowed Rus' merchants to enter the city under guard.
- 941: Rus'-Byzantine War (941): The Byzantines destroyed the Rus' fleet, another Rus'-Byzantine Treaty was signed. Rus' renounced some Byzantine territories.
- 968: Siege of Kiev (968): The Pechenegs besieged Kiev. A Rus' General Pretich Vasily Vasilievsky. Byzantium and the Pechenegs. St. Petersburg, 1872. created the illusion of a much larger army, and frightened them away.
- 969: Sviatoslav moved the capital from Kiev to Pereyaslavets in Bulgaria.
- 971: The Byzantine Empire captured Pereyaslavets. The capital moved back to Kiev.
- 980: Yaropolk was betrayed and murdered by his brother Vladimir I, The Great, who succeeded him as Prince of Kiev.
- 981: Vladimir conquered Red Ruthenia from the Poles.
- 988: Christianization of Kievan Rus': Vladimir destroyed the pagan idols of Kiev and urged the city's inhabitants to baptize themselves in the Dnieper River.
11th century
- 1017: Yaroslav issued the first Russian code of law, the Russkaya Pravda.
- 1018: Polish Expedition to Kiev: Sviatopolk led the Polish army into Rus'. Red Ruthenia returned to Polish possession. The Polish army captured Kiev; Yaroslav fled to Novgorod.
- 1030: Yaroslav reconquered Red Ruthenia from the Poles.
- 1043: Rus'-Byzantine War (1043): Yaroslav led an unsuccessful naval raid on Constantinople. According to the peace settlement, Yaroslav's son Vsevolod I married a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine Monomachos.
- 1054: Yaroslav died. He was succeeded by his oldest son, Iziaslav I.
- 1068: Iziaslav was overthrown in a popular uprising and forced to flee to Poland.
- 1069: Iziaslav led the Polish army back into Kiev and reestablished himself on the throne.
- 1073: Two of Iziaslav's brothers, Sviatoslav II and Vsevolod I, overthrew him; the former became prince of Kiev.
- 1076: Sviatoslav died. Vsevolod I succeeded him, but traded the princedom of Kiev to Iziaslav in exchange for Chernigov.
- 1093: Battle of the Stugna River: Rus' forces attacked the Cumans at the Stugna River and were defeated.
13th century
- 1223: Battle of the Kalka River: The warriors of Rus' first encountered the Mongol armies of Genghis Khan.
- 1237: Mongol invasion of Rus: Batu Khan set fire to Moscow and slaughtered and enslaved its civilian inhabitants.
- 1240: The Siege of Kyiv by the Mongols results in a Mongol victory and fall of Kyivan Rus'.
- 1242: Battle of the Ice: The army of Novgorod defeated the invading Teutonic Knights on the frozen surface of Lake Peipus.
14th century
- 1380: Battle of Kulikovo: A Muscovite force defeated a significantly larger Blue Horde army at Kulikovo Field.
- 1382: The Mongol khan Tokhtamysh reasserted his power by looting and burning Moscow.
15th century
- 1438: Russo-Kazan Wars: The khan of the recently established Khanate of Kazan led an army towards Moscow.
- 1463: Russia annexed the Duchy of Yaroslavl.
- 1471: Battle of Shelon: A Muscovite army defeated a numerically superior Novgorodian force.
- 1474: Russia annexed the Rostov Duchy.
- 1485: Ivan annexed the Grand Duchy of Tver.
- 1497: Ivan issued a legal code, the Sudebnik, which standardized the Muscovite law, expanded the role of the criminal justice system, and limited the ability of the serfs to leave their masters.
16th century
- 1507: Russo-Crimean Wars: The Crimean Khanate raided the Muscovite towns of Belyov and Kozelsk.
- 1547: An elaborate ceremony crowned Ivan the first tsar of Muscovy.
- 1556: Muscovy conquered and annexed the Astrakhan Khanate.
- 1558: Livonian War: Ivan demanded a back-breaking tribute from the Bishopric of Dorpat. The Bishop sent diplomats to Muscovy to renegotiate the amount; Ivan expelled them and invaded and occupied the Bishopric.
- 1560: Battle of Ergeme: Ivan's army crushed the forces of the Livonian Order.
- 1561: The Livonian Order agreed to the Union of Wilno, under which the Livonian Confederation was partitioned between Lithuania, Sweden and Denmark. Lithuania and Sweden sent troops to liberate their new territories from Russian possession.
- 1569: The Union of Lublin was signed. Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were merged into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Poland began aiding Lithuania in its war against Muscovy.
17th century
- 1609: Polish–Muscovite War (1609–1618): The Polish king Sigismund III led an army into Muscovy.
- 1654: Russo-Polish War (1654–1667): The Muscovite army invaded Poland.
- 1700: Great Northern War: Muscovy declared war on Sweden.
18th century
- 1710: Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711): Charles XII of Sweden persuaded the Ottoman sultan to declare war on Russia.
- 1721: Great Northern War: The Treaty of Nystad ended the war. Sweden ceded Estonia, Livonia and Ingria to Russia.
- 1723: Russo-Persian War (1722–1723): The Persian shah signed a peace treaty ceding the cities of Derbent and Baku and the provinces of Shirvan, Guilan, Mazandaran and Astrabad to the Russian Empire.
- 1737: Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739): Austria joined the war on the Russian side.
- 1739: Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739): Austria agreed by the Treaty of Belgrade to end its participation in the war. The Treaty of Nissa ended the war. Russia gave up its claims on Crimea and Moldavia and its navy was barred from the Black Sea.
- 1741: Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743): Sweden declared war on Russia.
- 1742: Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743): Encircled by the Russians at Helsinki, the Swedish army surrendered.
- 1743: Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743): The Treaty of Åbo was signed, ending the war. Russia relinquished most of the conquered territory, keeping only the lands east of the Kymi River. In exchange Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, the uncle of the Russian heir to the throne, was to become King of Sweden.
- 1757: Diplomatic Revolution: Under the Second Treaty of Versailles, Russia joined the Franco-Austrian military alliance. Seven Years' War: Russian troops entered the war.
- 1768: Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774): The Ottoman sultan declared war on Russia.
- 1772: The first partition of Poland was announced. Poland lost thirty percent of its territory, which was divided between Prussia, Austria, and Russia.
- 1793: Polish–Russian War of 1792: The second partition of Poland left the country with one-third of its 1772 population.
19th century
- 1804: Russo-Persian War (1804–1813): Russian forces attacked the Persian settlement of Üçkilise. Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812): The Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia.
- 1808 Finnish War: Russian troops crossed the Swedish border and captured Hämeenlinna. French invasion of Russia (1812): The French army entered a deserted Moscow, the high-water mark of their invasion.
- 1828: Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) Facing the possibility of a Russian conquest of Tehran, Persia signed the Treaty of Turkmenchay. Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia.
- 1854: Crimean War: Britain and France declared war on Russia. In order to prevent the Austrian Empire entering the war, Russia evacuated Wallachia and Moldavia.
- 1877: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878): Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire.
20th century
- 1901: The Socialist-Revolutionary Party was founded.
- 1904: Russo-Japanese War: Japan launched a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur.
- 1905: Russian Revolution of 1905: A strike began at the Putilov Works in St. Petersburg. Bloody Sunday (1905): Peaceful demonstrators arrived at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg to present a petition to the tsar, leading was a priest named Georgi Gapon. The Imperial Guard fired on the crowd, killing around 200 and wounding 800. World War I: Russia mobilized its army to defend Serbia. Germany declared war on Russia in defense of Austria-Hungary.
- 1917: February Revolution: The workers at the Putilov Plant in Petrograd went on strike. October Revolution: Soldiers directed by the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet captured the Winter Palace, ending the power of the Russian Provisional Government. The Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets issued the Decree on Peace, promising an end to Russian participation in World War I, and the Decree on Land, approving the expropriation of land from the nobility.
- 1918: A decree of the Sovnarkom established the Red Army.
- 1924: Lenin died.
- 1939: Winter War: The Soviet army attacked Finland. The Soviet Union established the Finnish Democratic Republic in the border town of Terijoki. Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: Three Soviet armies invaded Iran from the north.
- 1941: Siege of Leningrad: The German army cut the last land tie to Leningrad.
- 1942: Battle of Stalingrad: The German Luftwaffe began a bombing raid against Stalingrad.
- 1945: Battle of Berlin: The defenders of Berlin surrendered to the Soviet Union.
- 1948: Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union blocked rail and road access to West Berlin.
- 1955: Ho Chi Minh visited Moscow and agreed to accept Soviet aid.
- 1959: Cuban Revolution: Cuban president Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba for the Dominican Republic.
- 1960: Sino-Soviet Split: A Chinese Communist Party newspaper accused the Soviet leadership of "revisionism." Moscow recalled thousands of Soviet advisers from China and ended economic and military aid.
- 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis: The Soviet Union offered to withdraw the missiles in return for a U.S. guarantee not to invade Cuba or support any invasion. Khrushchev announced that he had ordered the removal of the Soviet missiles in Cuba.
21st century
- 2010: The New START treaty, which would cut the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the United States by a third, was signed. BRIC founding along with Brazil, India and China (South Africa was added on 2011).
- 2012: March Russian presidential election, 2012: Vladimir Putin won, earning 63.6 percent of the vote.
Sample Post
Leninsk (current Baikonur) - Kazakhstan part of the Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (CCCP)
KOSMODROM BAYKONUR
Ivan stepped into the cold control room, he talked directly to the cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin before that mission, the most important mission he could think of. Better than using bullets and terror to expand the Socialism Ivan was sure that the right propaganda through achievements in science, sports and arts were the best way to make the world understand that he, not only, was an important alternative to the crushing capitalism but surely the best one.
"Privyet tovarishch." he said simply to that large group of engineers, physicists and astronomers leaning on a wall on the back side of the control room, in front of him many controls, comrades that, like him, knew that day was unique. He looked up, his lilac eyes transpiring nervosism but his expression was blank, he was there to show his support to the mission and make sure it would go smoothly.
"Starting Vostok-I, it's April 12 1961, projected and constructed by Sergei Korolev from Roskosmos, the only tripulant is the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Checking the communication with the other Command points" said Korolev, receiving back the answer he nodded "Command points working properly. Gagarin, the envelope for manual controls are placed in Vostok but we surely hope you won't need it" in response they heard a chuckle from the cosmonaut, Ivan frowned lightly at this, he didn't know how he could be so calm while Korolev seemed that he was going through a nervous breakdown, even asking for pills to calm himself.
"Ah, we're experiencing some problem on the door's seal, technicians were sent to fix the problem." Ivan clenched his fists as he heard that, no mistake was allowed, he was furious that they were experiencing a problem but grateful it was discovered before the rocket was launched, he wouldn't forgive himself if a precious comrade was sent in vain. Almost an hour later Korolev annouced that the problem was fixed and they were ready to continue the mission.
Korolev turned his head to face Ivan that simply nodded in response, that was the time, he turned back and radioed "Preliminary stage..... Intermediate..... Main..... LIFT OFF! We wish you a good flight. Everything is all right." his voice making his nervosism clear, Gagarin answered "Let's go!". That made Ivan smile softly, he knew it was too early to be calm but something was telling him that mission would be a success.
The Player
Name: Mirna
Age: 23
Fun Fact:
I have heterochromia iridum. And I simply hate the Russian history timeline, it isn't even fun >: I feel like I slaughtered their history to make it smaller and I'm sorry.
Impressive art work by PunPuniChu @ dA
Nation:
R : Российская Федерация (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)
E : Russian Federation
Name:
Ivan Braginsky // Иван Брагинский
Gender:
Male
Appearance Age:
25
Actual Age:
Unknown
Appearance
Hair Color:
Wheat Blonde
Eye Color:
Lilac
Height:
195 cm
6'4
Weight:
225 pounds
Appearance:
Ivan is really tall with an wide frame, he would call himself big boned and will get really mad if called fat, which wouldn't be true anyway considering his muscular built. His face however has delicate traces, almost childish if you ignore his prominent nose that he usually hides under the scarf his sister gave to him. His eyes lilac in color seem icy and distant, showing clearly his true personality. His wheat blonde hair fall gently over his eyes shadowing them and adding an extra layer of intimidation.
He's usually seen wearing large winter coats because of the cold weather of his country, but every time he has the chance he likes to wear light t-shirts and jeans, but always wearing his scarf (even during summer). During the soviet government Ivan was seen almost every time with his gala military attire, when he exercised he used his teams uniforms (Some of them he still keeps in his closet, like a t-shirt that was used by Lev Yashin.
Defining Features:
His defining features would be, at first, his smooth lilac eyes that seem to hold a constant icy and distant sparkle reinforcing not only the fact that he survives one of the most rigorous winters of the whole world but also his capacity of lacking empathy when he wants.
On his chest is possible to observe small white marks that resembles scars, they hold a great importance to him. They appeared after the royal family shooting on 1917's Revolution, a mark of great changes in his appearance and personality. Other than that it's also possible to find some scars around his whole body cause by his great loss of people during the World War II.
Who Am I?
Personality:
Ivan has the personality of a child and, being one his concepts of right and wrong can, sometimes, seem a little bit twisted, sometimes leading to a behavior of cruelty. He usually holds an easy and innocent smile that hides a heavy aura that the most sensitive can feel, specially coming from his icy lilac eyes. Much like a child he has an enormous fear of being alone, longing to have a real friendship which he can completely trust the other, but even then he seems to have great problems of trust leading to a destructive circle fueled by a mild drinking problem, that isn't worst just because he sees the problems of many of his bosses and fears the same can happen to him to embarrass himself in front of the rest of the world.
During the Romanov dynasty he seemed a little bit calmer and prudent much like his monarchs but his sanity receives a great hit when they're assassinated, the abrupt change of the government and rules made him feel pretty lost at first but he fit adapting himself to the ideology pretty fast, getting the bad fame of intimidation he holds until today. At that time he took an extreme interest in Science, mostly physics and astronomy. At that time he also developed a great relationship with China, allowing Yao to know more about him that not even his sisters would know but the Sino-Soviet split hurt to the point he started to retract even more and doubt people even more.
In politics everyone could say he's the perfect conservationist, but even than he has a better mind that most of the people ruling his country. Sometimes he may have a male chauvinist behavior but every time he does something like that he reprehends himself.
Likes:
- Vodka
- Tea made on a samovar
- Ballet
- Sunflowers
- Weaponry
- Physics
- Ice Skating
- Walking around on a sunny day
- His scarf
- Money
- His sisters
- Classical music
- Literature
Dislikes:
- European Union
- Lack of chivalry
- Being poor
- Not being taken seriously
- People who doesn't respect his superstitions
Fears:
- Being alone
- Not being able to hold his country after a fast economic transition
- Losing his natural resources
- Another dictatorship
- Being an alcoholic
Fun Facts:
Ivan is really superstitious and will always feel troubled when somebody makes something he considers to be wrong like whistling indoors.
He believes that vodka is really important, it simply has to be present to have a good time with friends, to celebrate and simply to enjoy its taste by himself.
He's always wearing the scarf her sister gave to him making it cover partially his face.
Strengths:
- An almost impenetrable emotional barrier
- Resistance to cold weather
- Physical strength
- Science knowledge
- His unique ability with weapons
Weaknesses:
- His difficulty to understand what most people are saying, an important exception would be French.
- His dying necessity to have someone next to him
- Being awkward sometimes
Your History
9th century
- 860: Rus'–Byzantine War (860): The Rus' launched a successful raid on Constantinople.
- 862: Rurik came to rule in Novgorod, establishing the Rurikid Dynasty.
- 882: Oleg of Novgorod conquered Kiev and moved the capital there.
10th century
- 907: Rus'-Byzantine War (907): Oleg led an army to the walls of Constantinople, a Rus'-Byzantine Treaty allowed Rus' merchants to enter the city under guard.
- 941: Rus'-Byzantine War (941): The Byzantines destroyed the Rus' fleet, another Rus'-Byzantine Treaty was signed. Rus' renounced some Byzantine territories.
- 968: Siege of Kiev (968): The Pechenegs besieged Kiev. A Rus' General Pretich Vasily Vasilievsky. Byzantium and the Pechenegs. St. Petersburg, 1872. created the illusion of a much larger army, and frightened them away.
- 969: Sviatoslav moved the capital from Kiev to Pereyaslavets in Bulgaria.
- 971: The Byzantine Empire captured Pereyaslavets. The capital moved back to Kiev.
- 980: Yaropolk was betrayed and murdered by his brother Vladimir I, The Great, who succeeded him as Prince of Kiev.
- 981: Vladimir conquered Red Ruthenia from the Poles.
- 988: Christianization of Kievan Rus': Vladimir destroyed the pagan idols of Kiev and urged the city's inhabitants to baptize themselves in the Dnieper River.
11th century
- 1017: Yaroslav issued the first Russian code of law, the Russkaya Pravda.
- 1018: Polish Expedition to Kiev: Sviatopolk led the Polish army into Rus'. Red Ruthenia returned to Polish possession. The Polish army captured Kiev; Yaroslav fled to Novgorod.
- 1030: Yaroslav reconquered Red Ruthenia from the Poles.
- 1043: Rus'-Byzantine War (1043): Yaroslav led an unsuccessful naval raid on Constantinople. According to the peace settlement, Yaroslav's son Vsevolod I married a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine Monomachos.
- 1054: Yaroslav died. He was succeeded by his oldest son, Iziaslav I.
- 1068: Iziaslav was overthrown in a popular uprising and forced to flee to Poland.
- 1069: Iziaslav led the Polish army back into Kiev and reestablished himself on the throne.
- 1073: Two of Iziaslav's brothers, Sviatoslav II and Vsevolod I, overthrew him; the former became prince of Kiev.
- 1076: Sviatoslav died. Vsevolod I succeeded him, but traded the princedom of Kiev to Iziaslav in exchange for Chernigov.
- 1093: Battle of the Stugna River: Rus' forces attacked the Cumans at the Stugna River and were defeated.
13th century
- 1223: Battle of the Kalka River: The warriors of Rus' first encountered the Mongol armies of Genghis Khan.
- 1237: Mongol invasion of Rus: Batu Khan set fire to Moscow and slaughtered and enslaved its civilian inhabitants.
- 1240: The Siege of Kyiv by the Mongols results in a Mongol victory and fall of Kyivan Rus'.
- 1242: Battle of the Ice: The army of Novgorod defeated the invading Teutonic Knights on the frozen surface of Lake Peipus.
14th century
- 1380: Battle of Kulikovo: A Muscovite force defeated a significantly larger Blue Horde army at Kulikovo Field.
- 1382: The Mongol khan Tokhtamysh reasserted his power by looting and burning Moscow.
15th century
- 1438: Russo-Kazan Wars: The khan of the recently established Khanate of Kazan led an army towards Moscow.
- 1463: Russia annexed the Duchy of Yaroslavl.
- 1471: Battle of Shelon: A Muscovite army defeated a numerically superior Novgorodian force.
- 1474: Russia annexed the Rostov Duchy.
- 1485: Ivan annexed the Grand Duchy of Tver.
- 1497: Ivan issued a legal code, the Sudebnik, which standardized the Muscovite law, expanded the role of the criminal justice system, and limited the ability of the serfs to leave their masters.
16th century
- 1507: Russo-Crimean Wars: The Crimean Khanate raided the Muscovite towns of Belyov and Kozelsk.
- 1547: An elaborate ceremony crowned Ivan the first tsar of Muscovy.
- 1556: Muscovy conquered and annexed the Astrakhan Khanate.
- 1558: Livonian War: Ivan demanded a back-breaking tribute from the Bishopric of Dorpat. The Bishop sent diplomats to Muscovy to renegotiate the amount; Ivan expelled them and invaded and occupied the Bishopric.
- 1560: Battle of Ergeme: Ivan's army crushed the forces of the Livonian Order.
- 1561: The Livonian Order agreed to the Union of Wilno, under which the Livonian Confederation was partitioned between Lithuania, Sweden and Denmark. Lithuania and Sweden sent troops to liberate their new territories from Russian possession.
- 1569: The Union of Lublin was signed. Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were merged into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Poland began aiding Lithuania in its war against Muscovy.
17th century
- 1609: Polish–Muscovite War (1609–1618): The Polish king Sigismund III led an army into Muscovy.
- 1654: Russo-Polish War (1654–1667): The Muscovite army invaded Poland.
- 1700: Great Northern War: Muscovy declared war on Sweden.
18th century
- 1710: Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711): Charles XII of Sweden persuaded the Ottoman sultan to declare war on Russia.
- 1721: Great Northern War: The Treaty of Nystad ended the war. Sweden ceded Estonia, Livonia and Ingria to Russia.
- 1723: Russo-Persian War (1722–1723): The Persian shah signed a peace treaty ceding the cities of Derbent and Baku and the provinces of Shirvan, Guilan, Mazandaran and Astrabad to the Russian Empire.
- 1737: Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739): Austria joined the war on the Russian side.
- 1739: Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739): Austria agreed by the Treaty of Belgrade to end its participation in the war. The Treaty of Nissa ended the war. Russia gave up its claims on Crimea and Moldavia and its navy was barred from the Black Sea.
- 1741: Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743): Sweden declared war on Russia.
- 1742: Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743): Encircled by the Russians at Helsinki, the Swedish army surrendered.
- 1743: Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743): The Treaty of Åbo was signed, ending the war. Russia relinquished most of the conquered territory, keeping only the lands east of the Kymi River. In exchange Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, the uncle of the Russian heir to the throne, was to become King of Sweden.
- 1757: Diplomatic Revolution: Under the Second Treaty of Versailles, Russia joined the Franco-Austrian military alliance. Seven Years' War: Russian troops entered the war.
- 1768: Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774): The Ottoman sultan declared war on Russia.
- 1772: The first partition of Poland was announced. Poland lost thirty percent of its territory, which was divided between Prussia, Austria, and Russia.
- 1793: Polish–Russian War of 1792: The second partition of Poland left the country with one-third of its 1772 population.
19th century
- 1804: Russo-Persian War (1804–1813): Russian forces attacked the Persian settlement of Üçkilise. Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812): The Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia.
- 1808 Finnish War: Russian troops crossed the Swedish border and captured Hämeenlinna. French invasion of Russia (1812): The French army entered a deserted Moscow, the high-water mark of their invasion.
- 1828: Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) Facing the possibility of a Russian conquest of Tehran, Persia signed the Treaty of Turkmenchay. Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia.
- 1854: Crimean War: Britain and France declared war on Russia. In order to prevent the Austrian Empire entering the war, Russia evacuated Wallachia and Moldavia.
- 1877: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878): Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire.
20th century
- 1901: The Socialist-Revolutionary Party was founded.
- 1904: Russo-Japanese War: Japan launched a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur.
- 1905: Russian Revolution of 1905: A strike began at the Putilov Works in St. Petersburg. Bloody Sunday (1905): Peaceful demonstrators arrived at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg to present a petition to the tsar, leading was a priest named Georgi Gapon. The Imperial Guard fired on the crowd, killing around 200 and wounding 800. World War I: Russia mobilized its army to defend Serbia. Germany declared war on Russia in defense of Austria-Hungary.
- 1917: February Revolution: The workers at the Putilov Plant in Petrograd went on strike. October Revolution: Soldiers directed by the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet captured the Winter Palace, ending the power of the Russian Provisional Government. The Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets issued the Decree on Peace, promising an end to Russian participation in World War I, and the Decree on Land, approving the expropriation of land from the nobility.
- 1918: A decree of the Sovnarkom established the Red Army.
- 1924: Lenin died.
- 1939: Winter War: The Soviet army attacked Finland. The Soviet Union established the Finnish Democratic Republic in the border town of Terijoki. Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: Three Soviet armies invaded Iran from the north.
- 1941: Siege of Leningrad: The German army cut the last land tie to Leningrad.
- 1942: Battle of Stalingrad: The German Luftwaffe began a bombing raid against Stalingrad.
- 1945: Battle of Berlin: The defenders of Berlin surrendered to the Soviet Union.
- 1948: Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union blocked rail and road access to West Berlin.
- 1955: Ho Chi Minh visited Moscow and agreed to accept Soviet aid.
- 1959: Cuban Revolution: Cuban president Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba for the Dominican Republic.
- 1960: Sino-Soviet Split: A Chinese Communist Party newspaper accused the Soviet leadership of "revisionism." Moscow recalled thousands of Soviet advisers from China and ended economic and military aid.
- 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis: The Soviet Union offered to withdraw the missiles in return for a U.S. guarantee not to invade Cuba or support any invasion. Khrushchev announced that he had ordered the removal of the Soviet missiles in Cuba.
21st century
- 2010: The New START treaty, which would cut the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the United States by a third, was signed. BRIC founding along with Brazil, India and China (South Africa was added on 2011).
- 2012: March Russian presidential election, 2012: Vladimir Putin won, earning 63.6 percent of the vote.
Sample Post
Leninsk (current Baikonur) - Kazakhstan part of the Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (CCCP)
KOSMODROM BAYKONUR
Ivan stepped into the cold control room, he talked directly to the cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin before that mission, the most important mission he could think of. Better than using bullets and terror to expand the Socialism Ivan was sure that the right propaganda through achievements in science, sports and arts were the best way to make the world understand that he, not only, was an important alternative to the crushing capitalism but surely the best one.
"Privyet tovarishch." he said simply to that large group of engineers, physicists and astronomers leaning on a wall on the back side of the control room, in front of him many controls, comrades that, like him, knew that day was unique. He looked up, his lilac eyes transpiring nervosism but his expression was blank, he was there to show his support to the mission and make sure it would go smoothly.
"Starting Vostok-I, it's April 12 1961, projected and constructed by Sergei Korolev from Roskosmos, the only tripulant is the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Checking the communication with the other Command points" said Korolev, receiving back the answer he nodded "Command points working properly. Gagarin, the envelope for manual controls are placed in Vostok but we surely hope you won't need it" in response they heard a chuckle from the cosmonaut, Ivan frowned lightly at this, he didn't know how he could be so calm while Korolev seemed that he was going through a nervous breakdown, even asking for pills to calm himself.
"Ah, we're experiencing some problem on the door's seal, technicians were sent to fix the problem." Ivan clenched his fists as he heard that, no mistake was allowed, he was furious that they were experiencing a problem but grateful it was discovered before the rocket was launched, he wouldn't forgive himself if a precious comrade was sent in vain. Almost an hour later Korolev annouced that the problem was fixed and they were ready to continue the mission.
Korolev turned his head to face Ivan that simply nodded in response, that was the time, he turned back and radioed "Preliminary stage..... Intermediate..... Main..... LIFT OFF! We wish you a good flight. Everything is all right." his voice making his nervosism clear, Gagarin answered "Let's go!". That made Ivan smile softly, he knew it was too early to be calm but something was telling him that mission would be a success.
The Player
Name: Mirna
Age: 23
Fun Fact:
I have heterochromia iridum. And I simply hate the Russian history timeline, it isn't even fun >: I feel like I slaughtered their history to make it smaller and I'm sorry.
