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2 days ago · Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; U.S.S.R.), former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22–1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, in its final years, consisting of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. The capital was Moscow, then and now the capital of Russia.
- The Russian Revolution
Soviet Union - Revolution, Communism, USSR: Sometime in the...
- Lenin and The Bolsheviks
After the abortive Bolshevik July rising the chairmanship of...
- Industrialization, 1929–34
Soviet Union - Industrialization, 1929–34: On the industrial...
- The Brezhnev Era
Soviet Union - The Brezhnev era: The new collective...
- Economic Policy
Soviet Union - Command Economy, Five-Year Plans,...
- The Communist International
Soviet Union - Communism, Revolution, USSR: Lenin and his...
- Kaliningrad
History of the Russian city of Kaliningrad, formerly the...
- Baffin Island
Baffin Island, island lying between Greenland and the...
- Russia
Serfdom endured well into the modern era; the years of...
- The Russian Revolution
4 days ago · Is The Russian Revolution Over Yet? Quoting Stephen Kotkin. One hundred years after Red October, when Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks overthrew the Tsarist autocracy, the revolution is still a difficult subject for modern Russia. The legacy of 100 years of communism: 65 million deaths Quoting Stephen Kotkin
4 days ago · November 2, 1721 - March 15, 1917. Major Events: Russian Revolution. Russo-Japanese War. Battle of Friedland. Russo-Turkish wars. Russian Revolution of 1905. (Show more) Key People: Peter I. Isaac Babel. Catherine the Great. David Ben-Gurion. Anna Akhmatova. Related Topics: Slavophile. Emancipation Manifesto. Decembrist. Westernizer.
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3 days ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
1 day ago · t. e. Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia, its émigrés, and to Russian-language literature. [1] The roots of Russian literature can be traced to the Early Middle Ages when Old Church Slavonic was introduced as a liturgical language and became used as a literary language. By the Age of Enlightenment, literature had grown in ...
2 days ago · Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov [a] [b] (15 June [ O.S. 2 June] 1914 – 9 February 1984) [2] was a Soviet politician who was the sixth leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, taking office in 1982 and serving until his death in 1984. Earlier in his career, Andropov served as the ...
