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Linked to the "Russian World" idea is the concept of "Russian compatriots"; a term by which the Kremlin refers to the Russian diaspora and Russian-speakers in other countries. [132] In her book Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire (2016), Agnia Grigas highlights how "Russian compatriots" have become an "instrument of Russian neo-imperial aims ...
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.
The majority of naval officers were also from the nobility, and many of them were descended from Baltic German or Swedish families with a history of naval service. [ 200 ] The Russian military budget declined in the late 19th century as the government prioritized spending for civilian purposes, paying interest on foreign loans, and building ...
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.
After Russian America was sold to the U.S. in 1867, for $7.2 million (2 cents per acre, equivalent to $156,960,000 in 2023), all the holdings of the Russian–American Company were liquidated. Following the transfer, many elders of the local Tlingit tribe maintained that "Castle Hill" comprised the only land that Russia was entitled to sell ...
In the Russian Empire, a colony (Russian: колония) was a type of settlement, typically agricultural, created under government encouragement in sparsely populated territories. Most commonly they were created by foreigners invited to resettle to Russia [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but there were also efforts to create Jewish colonies for resettling Jews ...
To Siberia and Russian America. Three Centuries of Russian Eastward Expansion (3 Vols, Oregon Historical Society, 1985) Russia's Conquest of Siberia 1558–1700 (vol 1 online); Russian Penetration of the North Pacific Ocean, 1700–1799 (vol 2 online); The Russian American Colonies, 1799–1867 (vol 3). Dobell, Peter.
Russian colonial governors and administrators (11 C) A. Alaska (19 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Former Russian colonies" The following 7 pages are in this category, out ...