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Politics of the Russian Empire

  • Russian entry into World War IThe year 1873 marked the beginning of a fragile peace known as the League of the Three Emperors. Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary signed this agreement…
  • Moscow, third RomeOn the 29th of May 1453, Ottoman forces under Mehmed II breached the walls of Constantinople. This event shattered the Eastern Roman Empire and left Orthodox…
  • Succession of the Roman EmpireIn 476 AD, a military commander named Odoacer deposed the last Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus. He did not declare himself emperor.
  • Russian Constitution of 1906The Russian Empire operated as an absolute monarchy before the year 1906. An autocratic emperor held virtually limitless power under the laws codified in…
  • Great GameOn the 12th of January 1830, Lord Ellenborough issued a directive to Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India.