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The Rise and Fall of the Decembrists: Russia’s First Revolutionaries
The Decembrists were Russia’s first revolutionaries, challenging autocracy in the early 19th century. This series explores ...
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The Fall of the Russian Empire: The Part Played by a Woman
'We are the oldest government in Europe,' remarked Chicherin in 1923, during the residence of the present writer in Moscow. This droll comment of the Bolshevist Commissar for Foreign Affairs was ...
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Fall of Putin’s global empire: Russia’s waning influence
Don’t look now but Russian President Vladimir Putin’s would-be global empire is getting smaller ... bring Belarus into the European family of nations: “Belarus’ place in the European ...
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A ROMANOV ALBUM
He brought the country, through his new capital at St. Petersburg, directly into the family of European nations ... conquests that enlarged the Russian Empire to one-sixth of the worldÍs surface.
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Sheikh Shamil: The man who united the Caucasus against Russian Empire
Today marks the 154th anniversary of the passing of Sheikh Shamil, the legendary Caucasian leader whose fierce resistance ...