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Russian Empire

Historical empire, Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (1721-1917)

The Russian Empire was an empire that extended across northern Eurasia from 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917, forming the final era of Tsarist Russia. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about 22,800,000 square kilometres, roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the third-largest empire in history. The 1897 Russian census found a population of 126 million.

Facts
Capital
Saint Petersburg 1
Population
181,537,800 1
Area (sq km)
23,700,000 1
Independence or Founding Year
1721 1
Dissolution or End Year
1917 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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Crimean War

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Greek War of Independence

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Russo-Japanese War

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Nationals Include

Lev Vygotsky

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Lev Vygotskytier 2
Abram Alikhanov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abram Alikhanov (Wikidata)
Alexander Karpinsky

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alexander Karpinsky - Wikipedia
Dmitri Ivanovsky

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Source Dmitri Ivanovsky, Scientist of the Day (Linda Hall Library)William B. Ashworth Jr.
Dmitri Mendeleev

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Dmitri Mendeleev (Britannica)tier 1
Igor Tamm

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Source Igor Tamm (Wikipedia)
Ilya Frank

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Source Ilya Frank (Wikipedia)
Ivan Pavlov

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Source Ivan Pavlov (Wikipedia)tier 3
Konstantin Mereschkowski

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Konstantin Mereschkowski (Wikipedia)tier 3
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Wikidata)
Leonhard Euler

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Source Leonhard Euler (MacTutor)tier 2
Lev Landau

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Lev Pontryagin

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lev Pontryagin (Wikidata)
Nikolai Vavilov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nikolai Vavilov (Wikipedia)tier 3
Nikolay Semyonov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nikolay Semyonov (Wikidata)
Olga Skorokhodova

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Olga Skorokhodova (Wikidata)
Pavel Cherenkov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Pavel Cherenkov (Wikipedia)
Pyotr Kapitsa

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Pyotr Kapitsa (Wikipedia)tier 3
Tadeusz Reichstein

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Wladimir Koppen

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Alexander Berkman

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Alexander Bogdanov

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Alexander Parvus

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Ber Borochov

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Emma Goldman

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Georges Gurvitch

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Georgi Plekhanov

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Nikolai Bukharin

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Paul A. Baran

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Pitirim Sorokin

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Rosa Luxemburg

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Volin

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Alexander Alekhine

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Alexander Alekhine
Miguel Najdorf

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Miguel Najdorf
Alexander Hrennikoff

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Igor Sikorsky

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Sergei Korolev

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Vladimir Zworykin

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Origin Of

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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Alvar Aalto

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Ilya Repin

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Jean Sibelius

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Marc Chagall

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Sergei Diaghilev

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Sergei Prokofiev

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Vasily Vereshchagin

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Vasily Vereshchagin (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Cherepovets, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Vladimir Lenin

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Site Of

Russian-American Company

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Found There

Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire

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League of the Three Emperors

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Source The Three Emperors League - June 18, 1881 (Avalon Project)Preamble
Quote, Preamble
The Courts of Austria-Hungary, of Germany, and of Russia
Sources
1. Wikidata: Russian Empire
  • Wikidata Q34266, historical-state QID for cross-atlas nationality mapping (w-bbfill-sport6-0927)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P1082 (population), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q34266, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
View the Source
Russian Empire (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Russian Empire was an empire that extended across northern Eurasia from 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917, forming the final era of Tsarist Russia and the wider Russian monarchy.

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