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A History of Russia. 7th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, 800 pages. ISBN 0-19-515394-4; Seton-Watson, Hugh. The Russian Empire 1801–1917 (1967) excerpt and text search; Wirtschafter, Elise Kimerling. Russia's age of serfdom 1649–1861 (2008). Ziegler; Charles E. The History of Russia (Greenwood Press, 1999) online edition
1800 in Russia. 2 languages ... 1800s; 1810s; 1820s; See also: History of Russia; Timeline of Russian history; List of years in Russia; Events from the year 1800 in ...
Russia's industrial regions included Moscow, the central regions of European Russia, Saint Petersburg, the Baltic cities, Russian Poland, some areas along the lower Don and Dnepr rivers, and the southern Ural Mountains. By 1890 Russia had about 32,000 kilometers of railroads and 1.4 million factory workers, most of whom worked in the textile ...
Russia conquered and annexed the Astrakhan Khanate. 1558: Livonian War: Ivan demanded a back-breaking tribute from the Bishopric of Dorpat. The Bishop sent diplomats to Moscow to renegotiate the amount; Ivan expelled them and invaded and occupied the Bishopric. 1560: 2 August: Battle of Ergeme: Ivan's army crushed the forces of the Livonian ...
The military machine Napoleon the artilleryman had created was perfectly suited to fight short, violent campaigns, but whenever a long-term sustained effort was in the offing, it tended to expose feet of clay. [...] In the end, the logistics of the French military machine proved wholly inadequate. The experiences of short campaigns had left the French supply services completed unprepared for ...
The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod (unveiled on 8 September 1862). The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. [1] [2] The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state in the north in the year 862, ruled by Varangians.
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
Russia further expanded to the west, south, and east, strengthening its position as a European power. Its victories in the Russo-Turkish Wars were later checked by defeat in the Crimean War (1853–1856), leading to a period of reform and conquests in Central Asia. [10] Alexander II (r.