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2 days ago · The Russian Empire was a vast Empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
6 days ago · The Russo-Circassian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Circassia, was the invasion of Circassia by Russia, starting in 1763 with the Russian Empire assuming authority in Circassia, followed by the Circassian refusal, and ending 100 years, 10 months and 6 days later with the last army of Circassia defeated on 21 May 1864 , making it ...
2 days ago · Russia - Expansion, Tsars, Revolution: Russia in the 19th century was both a multilingual and a multireligious empire. Only about half the population was at the same time Russian by language and Orthodox by religion.
1 day ago · The Petrine state. in Russia in History. Also known as: Rossija, Rossiya, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, Russian Federation, Russian S.F.S.R., Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. Written by. Dominic Lieven. Professor of Russian government, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
3 days ago · When Alexander I came to the throne in March 1801, Russia was in a state of hostility with most of Europe, though its armies were not actually fighting; its only ally was its traditional enemy, Turkey. The new emperor quickly made peace with both France and Britain and restored normal relations with Austria.
1 day ago · For most of the 20th century, Nicholas was generally considered by historians to have been incompetent at the colossal task of ruling the enormous Russian Empire, although the influence of Soviet propaganda on general opinion must be considered.
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Jun 18, 2024 · How to explain the continued presence of the imperial legacy in the political life of Russia, and its impact on Russian nation- alism? This has been a focus of my research for more than a decade (Pain 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012).
