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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

Konstantin Gedroits

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Konstantin Glinka

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Margarete von Wrangell

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Margarete von Wrangell - Wikipedia
Nikolai Vavilov

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Selman Waksman

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Trofim Lysenko

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Vasily Dokuchaev

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Vasily Dokuchaev
Anton Chekhov

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Dmitri Shostakovich

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Ilya Repin

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Ivan Aivazovsky

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Kazimir Malevich

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Konstantin Stanislavski

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Source Konstantin Stanislavski - Wikipedia
Modest Mussorgsky

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Source Wikidata: Modest Mussorgsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sergei Eisenstein

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Sergei Prokofiev

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Wassily Kandinsky

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipediatier 2
Alexey Lyapunov

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexander Fersman

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Vladimir Obruchev

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: a national of this subject.

Vladimir Vernadsky

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Wladimir Koppen

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Source Wladimir Koppen (Wikipedia)
Simon Kuznets

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Lev Vygotsky

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Andreas von Tuhr

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Source Andreas von Tuhr (Wikipedia)tier 2
Aron Trainin

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Aron Trainin (Wikipedia)tier 2
Evgeny Pashukanis

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Evgeny Pashukanis (Wikipedia)tier 2
Friedrich Martens

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Friedrich Martenstier 3
Ioaniky Malinovsky

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ioaniky Malinovsky (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
Ioaniky Alekseyevich Malinovsky (Russian: Иоанникий Алексеевич Малиновский; Ukrainian: Іоанникій Олексійович Малиновский; 4 (16) November 1868 – 12 January 1932) was a jurist and historian of law active in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, full member of the All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.
Iona Nikitchenko

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Iona Nikitchenko (Wikipedia)tier 2
Mikhail Reisner

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mikhail Reisner (Wikipedia)
Peteris Stucka

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Peteris Stucka (Wikipedia)
Roman Rudenko

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Roman Rudenko (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sergey Golunsky

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Vladimir Grabar

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Source Vladimir Grabar (Wikipedia)tier 2
S. An-sky

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Andrey Kolmogorov

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Andrey Kolmogorov
Andrey Markov

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Source Wikidata: Andrey Markov
Christian Goldbach

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Source Wikidata: Christian Goldbach
Moses Schönfinkel

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Pafnuty Chebyshev

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Elie Metchnikoff

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ernst von Bergmann

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Georges Lakhovsky

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Fischer von Waldheim, Johann Gotthelf (Neue Deutsche Biographie entry)NDB article, Biographie [nationality]
Quote, NDB article, Biographie [nationality]
russischer Wirklicher Staatsrat (1822)
Heinrich Sylvester Theodor Tiling

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Heinrich Sylvester Theodor Tiling (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [in-group]
Quote, Lead sentence [in-group]
was a Russian and American medical doctor and naturalist
Ivan Pavlov

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Ivan Pavlovtier 2

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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

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

League of the Three Emperors

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

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)
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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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