Russian Empire - Wikipedia
At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about 22,800,000 km 2 (8,800,000 sq mi), roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the third-largest empire in history, behind only the British and Mongol empires. It also colonized North America between 1799 and 1867.
History of Moscow - Wikipedia
Moscow was the capital of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918, which then became the Soviet Union (1922 to 1991), and since 1991 has served as capital of the Russian Federation.
Russian Empire | History, Facts, Flag, Expansion, & Map | Britannica
Dec 9, 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. Learn more about the history and significance of the Russian Empire in this article.
Principality of Moscow - Wikipedia
The 14th-century Zadonshchina, which belongs to the Kulikovo cycle of works, stresses the unity of the Russian princes and describes the principalities of Moscow and others as being part of the "Russian land".
Russian Empire: History and Major Facts - World History Edu
Nov 30, 2024 · Ivan III (the Great), who ruled from 1462 to 1505, was instrumental in consolidating power and laying the groundwork for what would become the Russian Empire. He centralized the administration, expanded Moscow’s territories, and defeated the Mongol-Tatar forces, formally ending their dominance over Russian lands.
Russian Empire - WorldAtlas
Nov 19, 2021 · The Russian Empire was a vast empire that once spanned large parts of Europe and Asia. It began in the 13 th century as the small principality of Moscow, located on the site of the present-day Russian capital .
Grand Principality of Moscow | Ivan I, Ivan III, Muscovy | Britannica
Dec 9, 2024 · Grand Principality of Moscow, medieval principality that, under the leadership of a branch of the Rurik dynasty, was transformed from a small settlement in the Rostov-Suzdal principality into the dominant political unit in northeastern Russia.
Imperial Expansion, Russia - Encyclopedia.com
The transformation of the tiny principality of Moscow into a Eurasian empire took place over several centuries, but by the end of the seventeenth century Russia had become the largest country in the world.
Russian Empire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Russian Empire, also known as the Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Empire or Imperial Russia, and sometimes simply as Russia, [e] [f] was a country in Europe and Asia from November 1721 until its collapse in March 1917.
As Mongol power declined in northern Eurasia, Russia emerged as a world power, both as an intensely centralized state with a national identity and a multi-ethnic empire of many religions spread over a vast territory. Historians’ attention has often been focused on southern Eurasia.
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