1, Ivan the Great
1547, Ivan the Great made an important speech after he ascended the throne, announced his pro-government, and officially called himself the czar. From then on, Ivan the Great became the first czar, and Moscow Principality (1263- 1547) became the Russian czar country, commonly known as czar Russia.
2.peter the great
Peter the Great (1672─ 1725) was the fourth czar of Romanov dynasty in Russia. 1682 ascended the throne, 1689 gained real power. He is the most outstanding emperor in Russian history.
3. Catherine the Great
Catherine II, namely Catherine the Great, is the only female czar in Russian history who was named "the Great" and the longest-serving female czar in Russian history. From 1762 to 1796, it ruled for 34 years.
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During Ivan IV's reign, he carried out a series of political, economic and military reforms, especially military reforms, which made Russia strong. During Ivan IV's era, the Principality of Moscow gained a lot of territory from the Golden Horde, and its strength was greatly enhanced.
Ivan the Red promoted the independence of the Principality of Moscow from the Golden Horde. He claimed to be the heir of the Mongolian Golden Account Khan Empire, and later claimed to be the heir of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Before Peter the Great, Russia was a backward country with neglected natural science and bleak literature and art. After he succeeded to the throne, Peter the Great traveled all over Western Europe. He tried his best to learn western culture, science, industry and all kinds of knowledge.
After returning to China, Peter the Great began his reform in 1696. Finally, Sweden was defeated in the Northern War of 172 1, and the Russian northeast coastline handed over to Sweden from Gustav the Great was recovered. Peter the Great proclaimed himself emperor and established the Russian Empire.
1762, yekaterina, who already had her own influence in Russia, directed the guards to launch a coup, overthrew her husband and became the czar of the Russian Empire.
During the reign of yekaterina, Russia continued to expand to the south and west, from the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Federation, including Crimea, the North Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Kurland.
During her reign, Russia increased its territory by 670,000 square kilometers, and the ruling area even approached the heart of Europe. Divided Poland three times, plundered more than 460 thousand square kilometers of land, and made Poland disappear completely on the map at that time.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Ivan IV
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Baidu encyclopedia-Peter I
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Yekaterina II Alekseyevna