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Growth of Russia between 1547 and 1725. The steppe and forest-steppe of Ukraine and southern Russia, traditionally held by pastoral nomads, provided agricultural opportunities. States that were able to settle the land with tax-paying peasants could significantly increase their power. From 1500 to 1800, this region came under Russian control.
The formal end to Tatar rule over Russia was the defeat of the Tatars at the Great Stand on the Ugra River in 1480. Ivan III (r. 1462–1505) and Vasili III (r. 1505–1533) had consolidated the centralized Russian state following the annexations of the Novgorod Republic in 1478, Tver in 1485, the Pskov Republic in 1510, Volokolamsk in 1513, Ryazan in 1521, and Novgorod-Seversk in 1522.
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A Concise History of Russia (2011) excerpt and text search; Catchpole, Brian. A Map History of Russia (Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1974), new topical maps. Cracraft, James. ed. Major Problems in the History of Imperial Russia (1993), historiography. Figes, Orlando. Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia (2003). Freeze, George (2002).
The factual accuracy of this map or the file name is disputed. Reason: 'Eastern Europe' should be: Central Europe. The European part of Russia alone is already 40% of Europe; Europe's midpoints are east of the territories marked on the map as Eastern Europe.
The Pale of Settlement [a] was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 1917 (de facto until 1915) in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish residency, permanent or temporary, [1] was mostly forbidden.
This historical map image could be re ... It is recommended to name the SVG file “Europe 1812 map en.svg ... Bellbeaker culture (c. 2800–1800) · Early ...
Russian troops then pursued Napoleon's troops to the gates of Paris, presiding over the redrawing of the map of Europe at the Congress of Vienna (1815), which ultimately made Alexander the monarch of Congress Poland. [52] The "Holy Alliance" was proclaimed, linking the monarchist great powers of Austria, Prussia, and Russia.