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1917 - the October Revolution sweeps through Russia. The country's new rulers purge all remnants of the Tsarist Empire, marking the end of the 300-year-long Age of the Tsars. It was from this throne that Russia's tsars ruled over their mighty empire.
- Russian Empire
Russian Empire, historical empire founded on November 2,...
- The Russian Empire
In 1848 the Russians returned, with Turkish approval, to...
- Russian Empire
Oct 7, 2024 · Russian Empire, historical empire founded on November 2, 1721, when the Russian Senate conferred the title of emperor of all the Russias upon Peter I. It ended with the abdication of Nicholas II on March 15, 1917.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Michael, detail of a coloured lithograph by Peter Borel, mid-19th century, based on a 17th-century painting.
- Peter I.
- Alexis, detail of an engraving by K. Vortman after a painting by J.P. Lüdden, 1729
- Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, monument in Kolpino, Russia.
- Peter II
- Grigory Grigoryevich, Count Orlov, portrait by Vigilius Eriksen; in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
- A map of Europe from the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1768–71.
- Grigory Potemkin, engraving by James Walker, 1789, after a portrait by Johann Baptist Lampi.
- Yemelyan Pugachov, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the State Historical Museum, Moscow.
The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing China. From the 10th to 17th centuries, the Russians had been ruled by a noble class known as the boyars, above whom was an absolute monarch titled the tsar.
The Tsardom of Russia, [a] also known as the Tsardom of Muscovy, [b] was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great in 1721.
- Mongol Invasions
- Romanov Dynasty
- Lenin, The Bolsheviks and Rise of The Soviet Union
- Gorbachev Introduces Reforms
- Soviet Union Falls
862: The first major East Slavic state, Kievan Rus, is founded and led by the Viking Oleg of Novgorod(although some historians dispute this account). Kiev becomes the capital 20 years later. 980-1015: Prince Vladimir the Great, who converts from paganism to Orthodox Christianity, rules the Rurik dynasty while spreading his newfound religion. His so...
1613: After several years of unrest, famine, civil war and invasions, Mikhail Romanov is coronated as czar at age 16, ending a long period of instability. The Romanov dynastywill rule Russia for three centuries. 1689-1725: Peter the Great rules until his death, building a new capital in St. Petersburg, modernizing the military (and founding the Rus...
Nov. 6-7, 1917: The violent Russian Revolution marks the end of the Romanov dynasty and Russian Imperial Rule, as the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, take power and eventually become the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Civil War breaks out later that year, with Lenin’s Red Army claiming victory and the establishment of the Soviet Union. Len...
March 11, 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev is elected general secretary of the Communist Party, and, thus, effectively Russia’s leader. His reform efforts include perestroika (restructuring the Russian economy), glasnost (greater openness) and summit talks with U.S. President Ronald Reaganto end the Cold War. In 1990, he is elected president, the same year ...
Dec. 25, 1991: Following an unsuccessful Communist Party coup, the Soviet Union is dissolved and Gorbachev resigns. With Ukraine and Belarus, Russia forms the Commonwealth of Independent States, which most former Soviet republics eventually join. Yeltsin begins lifting Communist-imposed price controls and reforms, and, in 1993, signed the START II ...
2 days ago · In 1848 the Russians returned, with Turkish approval, to suppress the revolution that had broken out in Bucharest. It appeared to be only a matter of time before the two Romanian principalities were wholly annexed to Russia. This did not occur, however, because of Russia’s defeat in the Crimean War.
Mar 12, 2024 · The Russian Revolution was a series of uprisings from 1905 to 1917 led by peasants, laborers and Bolsheviks against the failed rule of the czarist Romanovs.
