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Russia: Land Of The Tsars

The Russian Empire (Pre-reform Russian: Россійская Имперія, Modern Russian: Российская Империя, translit: Rossiyskaya Imperiya) was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia, and the predecessor of the Soviet Union. It was the second largest contiguous empire the world has ever seen, surpassed only by the Mongol Empire, and the third largest empire the world has ever seen, surpassed only by the Mongol Empire and the British Empire . At one point in 1866, it stretched from eastern Europe, across Asia, and into North America.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Russia was the largest country in the world, extending from the Arctic Ocean to the north to the Black Sea on the south, from the Baltic Sea on the west to the Pacific Ocean on the east. Across this vast realm were scattered the Emperor's 176.4 million subjects, the third largest population of the world at the time, after Qing China and the British Empire, but still represented a great disparity in economic, ethnic, and religious positions. Its government, ruled by the Emperor, was one of the last absolute monarchies left in Europe. Prior to the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 Russia was one of the five major Great Powers of Europe. The empire had lasted ultimately for 196 years, from 1721-1917.

Russian Empire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_empire

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  • @singalongsong35

    me too. terrific documentary

  • This is a fantastic documentary! I have recently been intrigued by the Romanov dynasty and their predecessors, and this explains everything so well!

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  • @OFissoprestigious I wish to learn Russian.

  • @airosfter131 Same here, Russia has been through so much, but yet has accomplished so much, from Stalin all the way to 92 with the fall of the Union, they are an amazing country, with a beautiful language, I am learning Russian at the moment.

  • Thank you so much for posting these videos! I am American, but I have always been fascinated by Russia and it's people. They have one of the richest histories and the Russian people have faced some of the hardest trials and have always redeemed themselves.

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