Prince Vladimir in the tenth century was baptized himself and baptized Kievan Rus. Since that time, Orthodox history began in Russia. The rulers of Russia, the presidents of Russia in different historical eras and under different systems of governance of society succeeded each other, leaving their mark on its fate.
How history is made
It is known that historical facts are always somewhat distorted depending on political events. And sometimes, as today's realities show, attempts are being made to rewrite history beyond recognition. One gets the impression that the rulers of Russia and the USSR, the presidents of Russia are presented to people outside of our state in a completely different, distorted and unattractive light. The Great Patriotic War is renamed World War II in textbooks, the significance of the Soviet Union in the defeat of Nazi Germany is downplayed as much as possible, and the Ukrainian authorities equate fascism andcommunism and claims that the Soviet Union attacked Europe, not liberated it from fascism.
The same goes for government officials.
Still a mystery
Were there really endless princely feuds in Russia? Did Ivan the Terrible kill his son, as textbooks tell about it? And who was Emelyan Pugachev? Did Peter the Great return from Europe, or was it already not him?
Perhaps someday it will be known for certain what were the people who stood at the helm of the state and decided where and how the country would move.
Statesmen
Are you interested in the rulers of Russia, the Soviet Union, the presidents of Russia? A list in order of heads of state can easily be found in history books.
The Romanovs came to the Russian throne in the sixteenth century and ruled Russia until the revolution of 1917, when the monarchy came to an end, and the long-awaited communist one was in a hurry to replace it.
Probably, to this day, the Russian people cannot give a full assessment of all the events that took place during the years of Soviet power. There are still irreconcilable disputes about the contribution of Lenin and Stalin to the fate of the state. But the fact that under Gorbachev, the first and last president of the USSR, a huge country ceased to exist, probably no one doubts.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia was predicted to have an unenviable future, and some Western opponents certainly made plans to dismember the weakened country. But something incredible happened. The state got stronger, it had a bright and strong leader, and people perked up. In the nextonce the predatory plans to destroy the largest country in the world have failed.
Presidents of Russia: list in order
The collapse of the USSR occurred in 1991. Recent Russian history is very young, and the list of Russian presidents in order is quite small, only three surnames. This is:
- B. N. Yeltsin.
- D. A. Medvedev.
- V. V. Putin.
Yeltsin B. N. came to power in 1991 and ruled the country until 1999. Politicians still give a mixed assessment of his rule. Then, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, troubled times came, the dashing nineties, crimson jackets and gold chains. The Russians survived the extortionate privatization, or “grabbing,” as the people called it. A solid, arrogant, bandit class of oligarchs has appeared.
The list of Russian presidents continued in order V. V. Putin, who replaced Yeltsin in this post. He had to deal with the oligarchic class. During his reign, the Chechen wars, terrorist attacks, the sinking of the Kursk submarine and many other problems fell, with which the national leader methodically coped, although he received an ambiguous public assessment of his actions. He ruled the state for two consecutive presidential terms, from 2000 to 2008, but, contrary to expectations and the revision of the Constitution to allow him to run for a third term, he turned down the opportunity.
From the ruling party"United Russia" came to power Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, who ruled the state from 2008 to 2012. And the list of Russian presidents was replenished in order with one more name. V. V. Putin was appointed prime minister at that time.
In 2012, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was re-elected President of Russia.
The role of the personality of the ruler in the history of the state, probably, cannot be overestimated. He embodies the face of the people of the whole country that he rules. And there are pages in its history on which one wants to stop for a long time and think about those state leaders, thanks to whom the country changed for the better, and the people living in it were especially acutely aware of the importance of the historical moment and the invaluable contribution that the ruler and national leader. If you look through the list of Russian presidents in order, you will find that such a statesman appeared in Russia at the turn of the millennium. And eat today.
