Tsarist Russia

Here is a chronological list of all of the Russian leaders from 862-1917. To find more information about a specific leader you can click on the ones highlighted in blue.

Rurik Dynasty

862-879 Rurik
924-945 Igor
945-964 Olga
964-972 Svyatoslav
972-978 Yaropolk
978-1015 Vladimir
1015-1019 Svyatopolk
1019-1054 Yaroslav - the Wise
1054-1078 Iziaslav
1073-1078 Svyaltoslav II(usurp)
1078-1093 Vsevelod
1093-1113 Sviatopolk II
1113-1125 Vladimir II - Monomakh
1125-1132 Mstislav
1146-1154 Iziaslav
1154-1167 Rostislav
1149-1157 Yuri Dolgoruki - (Suzdal)
1169-1174 Andrei Bogoliubski
1176-1212 Vsevolod III - Big Nest
1212-1238 Yuri
1238-1248 Yaroslav
1249-1252 Andrey
1252-1263 Alexander Nevski
1264-1271 Yaroslav
1277-1194 Dmitri
1294-1304 ANdrey
1304-1325 Yuri
1328-1340 Ivan I
1304-1319 Michael (Tver)
1322-1325 Dmitry(Tver)
1326-1328 Alexander
1340-1353 Simeon
1353-1359 Ivan II
1359-1389 Dmitri Donskoy
1389-1425 Vasily I
1425-1462 Vasily II
1462-1505 Ivan III - Ivan the Great
1505-1533 Vasily III
1533-1584 Ivan IV - Ivan the Terrible
1584-1598 Fyodor I

Time of Troubles

1598-1605 Boris Godunov
1605-1605 Fyodor II
1605-1606 False Dmitri
1606-1610 Vasily Shuisky
1610-1613 Interregnum

Romanov Dynasty

1613-1645 Michael Romanov
1645-1676 Alexis I - the Meek
1676-1682 Fyodor III
1682-1689 Sophia (regent)
1682-1696 Ivan V (co-star)
1682-1725 Peter I - the Great
1725-1727 Catherine I
1727-1730 Peter II
1730-1740 Anna
1740-1741 Ivan VI
1741-1762 Elizabeth
1762-1762 Peter III
1762-1796 Catherine II - the Great
1796-1801 Paul I
1801-1825 Alexander I - the Blessed
1825-1855 Nicholas I
1855-1881 Alexander II - the Libertator
1881-1894 Alexander III - the Peacemaker
1894-1917 Nicholas II - Last Emperor of Russia