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2 giorni fa · The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia or simply Russia, was a vast realm that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
19 mag 2024 · Russian Empire, historical empire founded on November 2 (October 22, Old Style), 1721, when the Russian Senate conferred the title of emperor (imperator) of all the Russias upon Peter I. The abdication of Nicholas II on March 15, 1917, marked the end of the empire and its ruling Romanov dynasty .
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2 giorni fa · Peter I ( Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized : Pyotr I Alekseyevich, [note 1] IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [ O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, [note 2] from 1721 until his death in 1725.
5 giorni fa · Peter I, tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–96) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor. He was one of Russia’s greatest statesmen, organizers, and reformers and made his country a world power. Learn more about Peter’s life and reign.
1 giorno fa · In 1721, in the wake of the Great Northern War, Tsar Peter the Great renamed the state as the Russian Empire; he is also noted for establishing St. Petersburg as the new capital of his Empire, and for his introducing Western European culture to Russia.
9 mag 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 9, 2024 • Article History. Mary Read. Also known as: Mark Read. Born: c. 1695, England. Buried: April 28, 1721, St. Catherine, Jamaica.
20 mag 2024 · Then, in 1721, the Great Northern War finally came to an end with the Treaty of Nystad between Sweden and Russia. In it, most of Sweden’s Baltic possessions (Estonia, Livonia, parts of Finland) were transferred to Russia. Swedish colonialism was largely over and Russian power expanded.
