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Apr 12, 2024 · of Russia 1672–1725 r.1682–1725: Catherine I Empress of Russia 1684–1727 r.1725–1727: Karl Leopold Duke of Mecklenburg-S. 1678–1747 r.1713–1747: Catherine of Russia 1691–1733: Frederick William Duke of Courland 1692–1711 r.1698–1711: Anna Empress of Russia 1693–1740 r.1730–1740: Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-L. 1694 ...
2 days ago · In 1762, Russia came under the control of Catherine the Great, who continued the westernizing policies of Peter the Great, and ushered in the era of the Russian Enlightenment. Catherine's grandson, Alexander I , repulsed an invasion by the French Emperor Napoleon , leading Russia into the status of one of the great powers .
5 days ago · During the reign of Catherine II in the 18th century, Jewish people were restricted to the Pale of Settlement (1791–1917) within Russia, the territory where they could live or to which they could immigrate. The three partitions of Poland brought much additional territory to Russia, along with the Jews who were long settled in those lands.
- 10,000–11,000
- 1,200,000
- 178,500
- 83,896 according to the 2021 census
2 days ago · Yekaterinburg was founded on 18 November 1723 and named after the Orthodox name of Catherine I (born Marta Helena Skowrońska), the Polish wife of Russian Emperor Peter the Great. The city served as the mining capital of the Russian Empire as well as a strategic connection between Europe and Asia.
- 1,111 km² (429 sq mi)
- 18 November 1723
- 237 m (778 ft)
- Russia
1 day ago · 2023–. Odesa (also spelled Odessa) [a] is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre.
- +380 48
- 65000–65480
- 40 m (130 ft)
- Ukraine
Apr 1, 2024 · Peter II (born October 23 [October 12, Old Style], 1715, St. Petersburg, Russia—died January 29 [January 18, Old Style], 1730, Moscow) was the emperor of Russia from 1727 to 1730. Grandson of Peter I the Great (ruled 1682–1725), Peter II was named heir to the Russian throne by Catherine I (ruled 1725–27) and was crowned at the age of 11 ...
2 days ago · RU. Internet TLD. .ru. .рф. Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. [d] It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
