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The two names Russia and Moscovia appear to have co-existed as interchangeable during the late 16th century and throughout the 17th century with different Western maps and sources using different names, so that the country was called "Russia, or Moscovia" (Latin: Russia seu Moscovia) or "Russia, popularly known as Moscovia" (Latin: Russia vulgo ...
Much of Russia's expansion occurred in the 17th century, culminating in the first Russian colonization of the Pacific, the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) which led to the incorporation of left-bank Ukraine, and the Russian conquest of Siberia. Poland was partitioned by its rivals in 1772–1815;most of its land and population being taken under ...
The formal end to Tatar rule over Russia was the defeat of the Tatars at the Great Stand on the Ugra River in 1480. Ivan III (r. 1462–1505) and Vasili III (r. 1505–1533) had consolidated the centralized Russian state following the annexations of the Novgorod Republic in 1478, Tver in 1485, the Pskov Republic in 1510, Volokolamsk in 1513, Ryazan in 1521, and Novgorod-Seversk in 1522.
Much of Russia's expansion occurred in the 17th century, culminating in the first Russian colonisation of the Pacific in the mid-17th century, the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) that incorporated left-bank Ukraine, and the Russian conquest of Siberia. Poland was divided in the 1790–1815 era, with much of the land and population going to Russia.
17th-century military history of Russia (2 C, 18 P) 17th century in Moscow (12 P) P. 17th-century Russian people (7 C, 62 P) Pages in category "17th century in Russia"
A map showing the provincial divisions of Imperial Russia as of 1727. Provinces (Russian: Провинция) were administrative divisions of the Russian Empire that existed between 1719 and 1775. They were the next level of division after governorates.
Years of the 17th century by country (164 C) A. 17th century in Afghanistan (1 C, 1 P) ... 17th century in Russia (18 C, 11 P) S. 17th century in Scotland (24 C, 65 P)