Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has provoked an intense debate about the origins of Russia and Ukraine. While Russia lays claim to the legacy of …
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The History of Imperial Russia
Throughout Russian history, dozens of individuals have claimed to be members of the ruling family. The following list of pretenders includes two …
By 1812, Napoleon seemed to be on the brink of complete European conquest. His armies had humbled the might of the Prussians and tied down the …
An interesting geographical fact is that Finland and North Korea are separated by only one country. That country is Russia. It is no secret that the …
The British Empire and the Russian Empire engaged in intense competition for control over Central Asia for most of the 19th century. The Great Game, …
In the 17th century, a group of Russian Christians broke away from the main Orthodox Church. These “Old Believers” faced persecution and exile.
During the early modern era, countries across Europe became sporadically caught up in witch hunts. In Western Europe, this craze overwhelmingly …
In the early 20th century, the Russian tradition of writing letters to the Tsar became a troubling signal of new and uncertain times.
From the 16th century to World War I, Russia and the Ottoman Empire constantly collided. This past rivalry is a fabric of legends.
An impressive list of eight marriages somehow manages to outdo the more commonly-referred Henry VIII’s six. The body count of Ivan the Terrible’s own …
From friendship to rivalry, here’s how Tsar Alexander I of Russia eventually took revenge for his humiliation at Austerlitz by masterminding …
Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov is considered among Russians to be the greatest general in Russian history. An eccentric individual who shared in the …
Grand Prince Nicholas Alexandrovitch was born in 1868. Growing up in an environment of luxury, the future Tsar did not have much to worry about, as …
Russia’s imperial aspirations began when she resisted the violence and oppression of the Tatars (1480), and united her divided principalities (1523), …
Innovative, intelligent, and physically imposing: these are a few adjectives that describe Russia’s great Emperor Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725). …
Catherine the Great is considered an enlightened despot, but was she enlightened? Was she a despot? In her 34-year reign, her fondness for the arts …
