Rulers of Russia in 9th-21st Centuries

(Princes, Grand Princes, Czars, Emperors, Chairmen, General Secretaries, Presidents, Regents, Pretenders)

Years Ruled Ruler Lived

Princes of Novgorod

before 862 Gostomysl -862

862-879 Hroerikr the Varangian -879
879-882 Oleg the Prophet -912

Princes of Kiev

882-912 Oleg the Prophet -912

912-945 Igor Rurikovich -945
945-969 Olga, Regent -969
969-972 Svyatoslav Igorevich 942-972

Grand Princes of Kiev

972-980 Yaropolk I Svyatoslavovich -980

980-1015 Vladimir I Svyatoslavovich 960-1011
1015-1019 Svyatopolk I Vladimirovich 980-1019
1019-1054 Yaroslav I Vladimirovich 978-1054
1054-1068 Izyaslav I Yaroslavovich 1024-1078
1068 Vyacheslav Bryacheslavovich -1101
1069-1073 Izyaslav I Yaroslavovich (2nd time) 1024-1078
1073-1076 Svyatoslav Yaroslavovich 1027-1078
1076-1078 Izyaslav I Yaroslavovich (3rd time) 1024-1078

Grand Princes of Kiev

1078-1093 Vsevolod I Yaroslavovich 1030-1093

1093-1113 Svyatopolk II Izyaslavovich 1050-1113
1113-1125 Vladimir Vsevolodovich 1053-1125
1125-1132 Mstislav Vladimirovich 1076-1132
1132-1139 Yaropolk II Vladimirovich 1082-1139
Years Ruled Ruler Lived
1139 Vyacheslav Vladimirovich 1083-1154
1139-1146 Vsevolod II Olgovich -1146
1146 Igor Olgovich -1147
1146-1149 Izyaslav II Mstislavovich 1097-1154
1149-1151 Yuri I Vladimirovich 1090-1157
1151-1154 Izyaslav II Mstislavovich (2nd time) 1097-1154
1154 Vyacheslav Vladimirovich (2nd time) 1083-1154
1154-1155 Rostislav Mstislavovich -1167
1155-1157 Yuri I Vladimirovich (2nd time) 1090-1157
1157-1159 Izyaslav III Davydovich -1162
1159-1161 Rostislav Mstislavovich (2nd time) -1167
1161-1162 Izyaslav III Davydovich (2nd time) -1162
1162-1167 Rostislav Mstislavovich (3rd time) -1167
1167-1169 Mstislav II Izyaslavovich -1170

Grand Princes of Vladimir

1169-1174 Andrey Yurievich 1111-1174

1174-1176 Mikhail Yurievich -1176
1176-1212 Vsevolod III Yurievich 1154-1212
1212-1216 Yuri II Vsevolodovich 1188-1238
1216-1219 Konstantin Vsevolodovich 1186-1219
1219-1238 Yuri II Vsevolodovich (2nd time) 1188-1238
1238-1246 Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich 1191-1246
1246-1248 Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich -1252
1248 Mikhail Yaroslavovich -1248
1249-1252 Andrey Yaroslavovich 1221-1264
1252-1263 Alexander Yaroslavovich 1220-1263
1263-1272 Yaroslav III Yaroslavovich 1230-1272
1272-1277 Vasily Yaroslavovich 1241-1276
1277-1281 Dmitry Alexandrovich 1250-1294
1281-1283 Andrey Alexandrovich -1304
1283-1294 Dmitry Alexandrovich (2nd time) 1250-1294
1294-1304 Andrey Alexandrovich (2nd time) -1304
1304-1318 Mikhail Yaroslavovich 1271-1318
1318-1322 Yuri III Danilovich 1281-1325
1322-1326 Dmitry Mikhailovich 1299-1326
Years Ruled Ruler Lived
1326-1327 Alexander Mikhailovich 1301-1339
1328-1331 Alexander Vasilyevich -1331
1332-1340 Ivan I Danilovich -1340
1341-1353 Semion Ivanovich 1316-1353
1353-1359 Ivan II Ivanovich 1326-1359

Grand Princes of Vladimir

1359-1368 Alexey Fedorovich, Regent 1293-1378

1359-1389 Dmitry Ivanovich 1350-1389
1389-1425 Vasily I Dmitrievich 1371-1425
1425-1432 Sofia Vitovovna, Regent 1371-1453
1425-1446 Vasily II Vasilyevich 1415-1462
1446-1447 Dmitry Yurievich Shemyaka 1420-1453
1447-1462 Vasily II Vasilyevich (2nd time) 1415-1462
1462-1505 Ivan III Vasilyevich 1440-1505
1505-1533 Vasily III Ivanovich 1479-1533
1533-1538 Elena Glinskaya, Regent -1538
1533-1548 Shuisky Boyars, Belsky Boyars
1533-1547 Ivan IV Vasilyevich 1530-1584

Russian Czars

1547-1584 Ivan IV Vasilyevich 1530-1584

1584-1587 Fedor Ivanovich 1557-1598
1587-1605 Boris Fedorovich Godunov 1551-1605
1605 Fedor Borisovich Godunov 1589-1605
1605-1606 False Dmitry I -1606
1606-1610 Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky 1552-1612
1610 The Seven Boyars
1610-1612 Władysław IV Sigizmundovich Waza the Pole 1595-1648
1613-1645 Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov 1596-1645
1645-1676 Alexey Mikhailovich 1629-1676
1676-1682 Fedor Alexeevich 1661-1682

Czars of Russia
Years Ruled Ruler Lived
1682-1689 Sofia Alexeevna, Regent 1657-1704
1682-1696 Ivan V Alexeevich (co-ruler) 1666-1724
1682-1696 Peter I Alexeevich (co-ruler) 1672-1725
1696-1721 Peter I Alexeevich 1672-1725

Russian Emperors

1721-1725 Peter I Alexeevich 1672-1725

1725-1727 Catherine I Alexeevna 1684-1727
1727-1730 Peter II Alexeevich 1715-1730
1730-1740 Anna Ioannovna 1693-1740
1740-1741 Anna Leopoldovna, Regent 1718-1746
1740-1741 Ivan VI Antonovich 1740-1764
1741-1761 Elizaveta Petrovna 1709-1761
1761-1762 Peter III Fedorovich 1728-1762
1762-1796 Catherine II Alexeevna 1729-1796
1796-1801 Pavel 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

Heads of State in 1917-2005

1917 Georgy Evgenyevich Lvov 1861-1925

1917 Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky 1881-1970
1917-1923 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 1870-1924
1923-1953 Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin 1879-1953
1953 Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov 1902-1988
1953-1964 Nikita Sergeevich Khruschev 1894-1971
1964-1982 Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev 1906-1982
1982-1984 Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov 1914-1984
1984-1985 Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko 1911-1985
1985-1994 Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev 1931 (02.03.)
1994-1999 Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin 1931 (01.02)
2000- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 1952 (07.10)