The Russian state has a rich and long history. Over the years, the names and borders of the state have changed, and in the political arena both charismatic and smart leaders and weak-willed or short-sighted rulers have appeared. Let us recall the names of those who stood at the head of the Russian State and whose actions influenced the development of the country. Below is a list of the rulers of Kievan Rus, pre-Petrine Rus, the Russian Empire, the USSR and the Russian Federation. On the left are the years of reign, and on the right of the name are the years of life.
862–879 Prince Rurik? —879
879–912 Prince Oleg? –912
912–945 Prince Igor? –945
945–966 Princess Olga? –969
966–972 Svyatoslav Igorevich 942–972
972–980 Yaropolk Svyatoslavovich 961–980
980–9 1015 Vladimir (Red Sun) 960-1015 Svyatoslavovych
1015-1019 Sviatopolk (Damned) 980-1019 V.
1019-1054 Yaroslav (the Wise) Vladimirovich 978-1054
1054-1068 Izjaslav Yaroslavovich 1024-1078
1069-1073 Vseslav Bryachislavovich? -1101
1073- 1076 Svyatoslav Yaroslavovich 1027-1076
1077-1078 Izyaslav Yaroslavovich 1024-1078
1078-1093Vsevolod Yaroslavovich 1030-1093
1093-1113 Sviatopolk Izyaslavovich 1050-1113
1113-1125 Vladimir (Monomakh) Vsevolodovich 1053-1125
1125-1132 Mstislav 1076-1132
1132-1139 Jaropolk Vladimirovich 1082-1139
1139-1146 Vsevolod II of Novgorod-Seversky? – 1146
1146 ? -1147 Igor II of Kiev
1146-1149 Izjaslav Mstislavovich 1097-1154
1149-1150 Yuri (George) Vladimirovich (Dolgoruky) 1090 (7) – 1157
1151 – 1154 Izyaslav Mstislavovich 1097-1154
1154-1155 Rostislav Mstislavovich Smolensk -1167?
1155 —1157 Yuri (George) Vladimirovich (Dolgoruky) 1090 (7) – 1157
1157-1159 ? Izyaslav Davidovich Chernigov -1162
1159-1167 ? Rostislav Mstislavovich Smolensk -1167
1167-1169 Mstislav Izyaslavovich -1170?
1169-1174 Andrei (Bogolyubskii) Y. 1111 – 1174
1174-1175 Mikhail -1176?
1175 Jaropolk Rostislavovich? – 1181
1175–1176 Mikhail Yuryevich? –1176
1176–1212 Vsevolod (The Big Nest) Yuryevich 1154–1212
1212–1216 Yuri Vsevolodovich 1188–1238
1216–1218 Konstantin Vsevolodovich 1186–1219
1218–1238 Yuri Vsevolodovich 1188–1238
1238–1246 Yaroslav 1191-1246
1246-1247Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich? —1252
1247-1248 Mikhail (Brave) Yaroslavovich? —1248
1249-1252 Andrei Yaroslavovich 1221-1264
1252-1263 Alexander (Nevsky) Yaroslavovich 1220-1263
1263-1272 Yaroslav Yaroslavovich 1230-1272
1272-1276 Vasily Yaroslavov 12 -1276
1276-1283 Dmitry Pereyaslavsky 1250-1294
1283-1284 Andrey Gorodetsky? -1304
1284-1293 Dmitry Pereyaslavsky 1250-1294
1293-1304 Andrey Gorodetsky? -1304
1305-1317 Mikhail Yaroslavovich Tver 1271-1318
1317-1322 Yuri Danilovich 1281-1325
1322-1326 Dmitry Mikhailovich Tverskoy 1299-1326
1326-1327 Alexander Mikhailovich Tverskoy 1301-1339
1328-1340 Ivan I Danilovich (Kalita)? -1340
1340-1353 Semen (Proud) Ivanovich 1316-1353
1353-1359 Ivan II (Red) Ivanovich 1326–1359
1360–1362 Dmitry Konstantinovich Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod 1323–1383
1362–1389 Dmitry (Donskoy) Ivanovich 1350–1389
1389–1425 Vasily I Dmitrievich 1371–1425
1425–1446 Vasily II (Dark) Vasilyevich 1415–1462
1446–1447 Dmitry Yuryevich 1420-1453
1447-1462 Vasily II (Dark) Vasilyevich 1415-1462
1462-1505Ivan III Vasilievich 1440-1505
1505-1533 Vasily III Ivanovich 1479-1533
1533-1574 Ivan IV (Grozny) Vasilievich (since 1547 – Tsar of Russia) 1530-1584
1574-1576 Semen (Sain-Bulat) Bekbulatovich Kasimovsky? -1616
1576-1584 Ivan IV (Grozny) Vasilievich 1530-1584
1584-1598 Fedor (Blessed) Ivanovich 1557-1598
1598-1605 Boris Fedorovich Godunov 1552-1605
1605 Fedor Borisovich Godunov 1589-1605
1605-1606 False Dmitry I (Grigoryrep Otry 1606
1606-1610 Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky 1552-1612
1610 Semiboyarschina
1610-1613 Vladislav Sigismundovich Vase (Polish) 1595-1648
1613–1645 Mikhail Fedorovich (Krotky) 1596–1645
1645–1676 Aleksey Mikhailovich (The Quietest) 1629–1676
1676–1682 Fedor Alekseevich 1661–1682
1682–1689 Sofya Alekseevna (regent under Ivan V and Peter I) 1657–1704
1682–1696 Ivan V Alekseevich, co-regent of Peter I 1666-1696
1682-1721 Peter I Alekseevich (until 1696 – co-ruler of Ivan V)
1721-1725 Peter I (Great) Alekseevich 1672-1725
1725-1727 Catherine I Alekseevna 1684-1727
1727-1730 Peter II Alekseevich 1715-1730
1730-1740 Anna Ioannovna 1693-1740
1740-1741 Anna Leopoldovna (regent with her son Ivan) 1718-1746
1740-1741Ivan VI Antonovich 1740-1764
1741-1761 Elizabeth 1709-1761
1761 – 1762 Peter III Fedorovich 1728-1762
1762-1796 Catherine II Alekseevna 1729-1796
1796-1801 Paul I Petrovich 1754-1801
1801-1825 Alexander I Pavlovich 1777-1825
1825–1855 Nicholas I Pavlovich 1796–1855
1855–1881 Alexander II Nikolaevich 1818–1881
1881–1894 Alexander III Alexandrovich 1845–1894
1894–1917 Nicholas II Alexandrovich 1868–1918
03.03–08.07.1917 Lvov Georgy Evgenievich – chairman of the Provisional Government 1861— 1925
08.07-25.10.1917Kerensky Alexander Fedorovich – Chairman of the Provisional Government of 1881-1970
1917-1922 Ulyanov (Lenin) Vladimir Ilyich – Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars 1870-1924
1922-1953 Stalin (Dzhugashvili) Joseph Vissarionovich – Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU (6) 1879-1953
1953-1964 Khrushchev Nikita Sergeevich – First Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU 1894-1971
1964-1982 Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich – General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU 1906-1982
1982-1984 Andropov Yuri Vladimirovich – General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU 1914-1984
1984-1985 Chernenko Konstantin Ustinovich – General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU 1911 – 1985
1985-1991Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeevich – General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, President of the USSR (1990) p. 1931
1991-1999 Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin – President of Russia, President of the Russian Federation 1931-2007
1999-2008 Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich – President of the Russian Federation p. 1952
2008—2012 Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich – President of the Russian Federation p. 1965
2012 – present Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich – President of the Russian Federation p. 1952
