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Serfdom in Russia. The term serf ( Russian: крепостной крестьянин, romanized : krepostnoy krest'yanin, lit. 'bonded peasant'), in the sense of an unfree peasant of tsarist Russia, meant an unfree person who, unlike a slave, historically could be sold only together with the land to which they were "attached".
Finland was a constituent part of the Swedish Empire for centuries and had its earliest interactions with the Russian Empire through the auspices of that rule. Russia occupied parts of modern Finland several times: The lesser and greater wars respectively saw a Russian occupation of Finland. In 1809, in accordance with Treaty of Fredrikshamn ...
Provisional Government. Russian Republic. The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia or simply Russia, [e] [f] was a vast realm that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
The federal districts ( Russian: федера́льные округа́, romanized : federalnyye okruga) are groupings of the federal subjects of Russia. Federal districts are not mentioned in the nation's constitution, and do not have competences of their own and do not manage regional affairs. They exist solely to monitor consistency between ...
LGBT rights in Russia. Status. De jure legal for consenting men same-sex sexual activity since 1993 but not criminalised for women. [1] ". Promotion" of LGBT identity illegal since 2013 (homosexuality) and 2022 (transidentity) Penalty. In Chechnya: up to death since 2017 [note 1] Gender identity. Gender change legal between 1997 and 2023 ...
The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia until 1917. Russia expanded a lot during the 17th century, including the first Russian colonization of the Pacific in the mid-17th century, the Russo-Polish War (1654–67), and the Russian conquest of Siberia. Russia gained most of its territory from Siberia. [68]
Russia–Serbia relations ( Russian: Российско-сербские отношения, Serbian: Руско-српски односи, romanized : Rusko-srpski odnosi) are the bilateral foreign relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Serbia. The countries established official diplomatic relations as the Russian Empire ...
