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Russian Empire

Russia

Former empire in Eurasia and North America (1721–1917).

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Instance Of

Empire
 (11/2/1721 - 9/14/1917)
Start Time
: 11/2/1721
End Time
: 9/14/1917
Sovereign State
 (11/2/1721 - 9/14/1917)
Start Time
: 11/2/1721
End Time
: 9/14/1917
Historical Country
 (9/14/1917 - )
Start Time
: 9/14/1917
Transcontinental Country
 (11/2/1721 - 9/14/1917)
Start Time
: 11/2/1721
End Time
: 9/14/1917
Country

Capital

Saint Petersburg
 (1721 - 1728)
Nature of Statement
:
De Facto
Start Time
: 1721
End Time
: 1728
Moscow
 (1728 - 1730)
Nature of Statement
:
De Facto
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Transfer of the Russian Capital From St. Petersburg to Moscow
Start Time
: 1728
End Time
: 1730
Saint Petersburg
 (1730 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q4350679
Start Time
: 1730
Moscow
 (1721 - 1728)
Nature of Statement
:
De Jure
Start Time
: 1721
End Time
: 1728

Founded By

Peter the Great

Followed By

Russian Republic

Follows

Tsardom of Russia
Kingdom of Imereti

Basic Form of Government

Dual Monarchy
 (1905 - 9/14/1917)
Start Time
: 1905
End Time
: 9/14/1917
Absolute Monarchy
 (11/2/1721 - 1905)
Start Time
: 11/2/1721
End Time
: 1905
Constitutional Monarchy

Inception

11/2/1721

Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date

9/14/1917

Coat of Arms Image

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Coordinate Location

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58.6500°N 70.1167°E

Described by Source

Nordisk Familjebok
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Russia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Russia
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20655471
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20655470
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20655467
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Volume
:10
Page(s)
:36
Meyer's Universum
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Kostroma
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Tiflis
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ueber Riga Nach Petersburg Und Kronstadt

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Demonym

12 items
Russian
руски
orosz
ruso
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
rusa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
russe
російський
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
російська
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
ruský
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
ruská
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
ruské
Applies to Part
:
Neuter
ruski

Official Religion

Russian Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodox Church

Population

178,378,800 (1914)
Point in Time
: 1914
181,537,800 (1916)
Point in Time
: 1916
125,640,021 (1897)
Point in Time
: 1897

Significant Event

10 items
French Invasion of Russia
World War I
February Revolution
Russian Revolution of 1905
Crimean War
Russo-Japanese War
Decembrist Revolt
Tenth Russo-Turkish War
Alaska Purchase
Gave up Territory To
:
United States
Dissolution of the Russian Empire

Flag

Flag of Russia

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of Russian Empire

Official Language

Russian
Polish
Applies to Part
:
Congress Poland
Finnish
Applies to Part
:
Grand Duchy of Finland
Swedish
Applies to Part
:
Grand Duchy of Finland

Currency

Gold Rouble
Ruble

Shares Border With

German Empire
 (1/18/1871 - )
Start Time
: 1/18/1871
United States
 (5/12/1784 - )
Start Time
: 5/12/1784
Qing Dynasty
 ( - 1912)
End Time
: 1912
Empire of Japan
Austria–Hungary
 (1867 - )
Start Time
: 1867
Austrian Empire
 ( - 1867)
End Time
: 1867
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
 ( - 1795)
End Time
: 1795
British Empire

Permanent Duplicated Item

Q27075219

Diplomatic Relation

United States
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Russian Empire–United States Relations
Empire of Japan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Empire of Japan–Russian Empire Relations

Area

21,800,251 square kilometre (1914)
Point in Time
: 1914
22,800,000 square kilometre (1895 - 1905)
Start Time
: 1895
End Time
: 1905
23,700,000 square kilometre (1865)
Including
:
Russian America
Point in Time
: 1865

History of Topic

History of the Russian Empire

Continent

Eurasia
North America
 (1730s - 3/30/1867)
Applies to Part
:
Russian America
Start Time
: 1730s
End Time
: 3/30/1867

Different From

Russia
Criterion Used
:
Toponym Is Not Unique
Applies to Name of Subject
: Russia
Russie
Criterion Used
:
Toponym Is Not Unique
Applies to Name of Subject
: Russie
Russia
Tsardom of Russia
Russian State

Native Label

Россійская Имперія

Language Used

Russian
Polish
Applies to Part
:
Congress Poland
Finnish
Applies to Part
:
Grand Duchy of Finland
Swedish
Applies to Part
:
Grand Duchy of Finland

Participant In

Treaty of Gulistan
Treaty of Saint Petersburg
First Serbian–Ottoman War
Third Silesian War
Russian Conquest of Bukhara

Replaced By

Russian Republic

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Office Held by Head of State

Emperor of All the Russias

Member Of

Holy Alliance

Head of Government

Nikolay Rumyantsev
 (1810 - 1812)
Start Time
: 1810
End Time
: 1812
Ivan Shcheglovitov
 (1/1/1917 - 3/1/1917)
Start Time
: 1/1/1917
End Time
: 3/1/1917

Replaces

Talysh Khanate
Principality of Abkhazia
Shahrisabz Beylik
Tsardom of Russia

Economy of Topic

Economy of the Russian Empire

Demographics of Topic

Demographics of the Russian Empire

Anthem

The Prayer of Russians
 (1816 - 1833)
Start Time
: 1816
End Time
: 1833
God Save the Tsar!
 (1833 - 1917)
Start Time
: 1833
End Time
: 1917

Head of State

14 items
Peter the Great
 (11/2/1721 - 2/8/1725)
Start Time
: 11/2/1721
End Time
: 2/8/1725
Catherine I of Russia
 (2/8/1725 - 5/17/1727)
Start Time
: 2/8/1725
End Time
: 5/17/1727
Peter II of Russia
 (5/17/1727 - 1/30/1730)
Start Time
: 5/17/1727
End Time
: 1/30/1730
Anna I of Russia
 (1/30/1730 - 10/28/1740)
Start Time
: 1/30/1730
End Time
: 10/28/1740
Ivan VI of Russia
 (10/28/1740 - 12/6/1741)
Start Time
: 10/28/1740
End Time
: 12/6/1741
Elizabeth I of Russia
 (12/6/1741 - 1/5/1762)
Start Time
: 12/6/1741
End Time
: 1/5/1762
Peter III of Russia
 (1/5/1762 - 7/9/1762)
Start Time
: 1/5/1762
End Time
: 7/9/1762
Catherine II of Russia
 (7/9/1762 - 11/17/1796)
Start Time
: 7/9/1762
End Time
: 11/17/1796
Paul I of Russia
 (11/17/1796 - 3/14/1801)
Start Time
: 11/17/1796
End Time
: 3/14/1801
Alexander I of Russia
 (3/14/1801 - 12/5/1825)
Start Time
: 3/14/1801
End Time
: 12/5/1825
Nicholas I of Russia
 (12/5/1825 - 3/2/1855)
Start Time
: 12/5/1825
End Time
: 3/2/1855
Alexander II of Russia
 (3/2/1855 - 3/13/1881)
Start Time
: 3/2/1855
End Time
: 3/13/1881
Alexander III of Russia
 (3/13/1881 - 11/1/1894)
Start Time
: 3/13/1881
End Time
: 11/1/1894
Nicholas II of Russia
 (11/1/1894 - 3/15/1917)
Start Time
: 11/1/1894
End Time
: 3/15/1917

Country

Russian Empire

Official Name

Российская империя

End Cause

Abolition of Monarchy
 ( - 9/1/1917)
End Time
: 9/1/1917
February Revolution

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