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The Tsardom of Russia, also known as the Tsardom of Muscovy, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great in 1721. From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew by an average of 35,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi) per year.
The Russian conquest of Siberia began in July 1580 when some 540 Cossacks under Yermak Timofeyevich invaded the territory of the Voguls, subjects to Kuchum Khan, ruler of the Sibir Khanate. They were accompanied by some Lithuanian and German mercenaries and prisoners of war.
- 1580–1778
- The territory between the Ural Mountains and the Pacific Ocean falls under the control of Russia
- Russian victory, Annexation of the territory of Sibir, Dissolution of the Sibir Khanate
- Siberia
Yakutsk, Russia. Yakutsk, city and capital of Sakha republic (Yakutia), in far northeastern Russia, on the Lena River. A fort was founded on the Lena’s low right bank in 1632 and transferred 43 miles (70 km) upstream to the present site of Yakutsk in 1642. Long a small provincial center of wooden houses where, beginning in the 19th century ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Yakutsk ( Russian: Якутск; Yakut: Дьокуускай, romanized: J̌okuuskay, pronounced [ɟokuːskaj]) is the capital city of Sakha, Russia, located about 450 km (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at ...
- 122 km² (47 sq mi)
- 1632
- 95 m (312 ft)
- Russia
Mar 13, 2022 · Yakutsk is situated at the extreme latitude of 62°N. Its climate is definitively continental, leading to summer highs in the 90s (+32° Celsius), and extreme winter lows in the negative 80s (-64° Celsius)—that's a range of over 100° Celsius! The average temperature in January is around -45° (-42°C); in July—+66° (19°C).
Yakutsk ( Russian: Якутск; Yakut: Дьокуускай, romanized: J̌okuuskay, pronounced [ ɟokuːskaj]) is the capital city of Sakha, Russia, located about 450 km (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at ...
Flag of the Tsardom of Russia. The Tsardom Of Russia was a country that existed after The Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia was followed by the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, Russian State, Soviet Union and Russian Federation (Actual Russia) Category: History of Russia.
