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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.
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.
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.
In the first partition, Russia gained 92,000 km 2 and 1.3 million people. In the second, 250,000 km 2 and 1 million people. In the third, 120,000 km 2 and 1.2 million people. Overall, Russia had gained about 62 percent of the former Commonwealth territory (462,000 km 2) and about 45 percent of the population (3.5 million people). [25]
During this epoch, Russia also followed a policy of westward expansion. Following the Swedish defeat in the Finnish War of 1808–1809 and the signing of the Treaty of Fredrikshamn on 17 September 1809, the eastern half of Sweden, the area that then became Finland, was incorporated into the Russian Empire as an autonomous grand duchy.
Catherine established the Pale of Settlement, an area in European Russia into which Russian Jews were transported. 1792: 9 January: Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792): The Treaty of Jassy was signed, ending the war. The Russian border in Yedisan was extended to the Dniester river. 18 May
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 Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod (unveiled on 8 September 1862). The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. [1] [2] The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state in the north in the year 862, ruled by Varangians.