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In the political language of Russia and some other post-Soviet states, the term near abroad (Russian: ближнее зарубежье, romanized: blizhnee zarubezhe) refers to the independent republics that emerged after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Increasing usage of the term in English is connected to assertions of Russia's right ...
A map of Europe as it appeared in 1815 after the Congress of Vienna. This article gives a detailed listing of all the countries, including puppet states, that have existed in Europe since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the present day. Each country has information separated into columns: name of the distinct country, its lifespan, the ...
List of former national capitals – Capital cities; List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies; List of largest empires; List of micronations; Lists of political entities by century; List of sovereign states. List of Bronze Age states (c. 3300 – c. 1200 BC) List of Iron Age states (c. 1200 – c. 600 BC)
Former countries in Europe after 1815. ... List of tribes and states in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine; ... Free Cities of Menton and Roquebrune;
This category is for former states within the territory of the Russian Empire that existed during some period of time until the next major milestone in the history of the area: Dissolution of the Soviet Union. NB: Imperial Russia also included Poland, Finland and at some time Alaska (later sold to the United States).
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date. Where a city name has changed, the name of the city when it was a capital is listed first, followed by its modern name in brackets. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .