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  2. Russian colonization of North America - Wikipedia

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    Most naval officers did not have any experience in the fur trade, so the company suffered. The second charter also tried to cut off all contact with foreigners, especially the competitive Americans. This strategy backfired since the Russian colony had become used to relying on American supply ships, and the United States had become a valued ...

  3. Russian imperialism - Wikipedia

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    Russia engaged in settler colonialism in these lands, and also founded colonies in North America, notably in present-day Alaska. At its height in the late 19th century, the Russian Empire covered about one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the third-largest empire in history .

  4. Russia and the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    During the American Revolution, Russia remained neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and rebelling colonists in Thirteen Colonies of the British Empire. Prior to the war's outbreak in 1775, Russian colonisers, operating under the ultimate direction of Empress Catherine the Great , had begun exploring the Western Seaboard , and in 1784 ...

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  6. Russian Empire–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    The United States and Russia : the beginning of relations, 1765-1815 (1980), 1260pp online primary sources; Bolkhovitinov, Nikolai N. The Beginnings of Russian-American Relations, 1775-1815. (Harvard University Press, 1975). Dulles, Foster Rhea. The road to Teheran: the story of Russia and America, 1781-1943 (1945) online; Fremon, David K.

  7. Territorial evolution of Russia - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. History of Germans in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union

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    The German minority population in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union stemmed from several sources and arrived in several waves. Since the second half of the 19th century, as a consequence of the Russification policies and compulsory military service in the Russian Empire, large groups of Germans from Russia emigrated to the Americas (mainly Canada, the United States, Brazil and Argentina ...

  9. Category:Former Russian colonies - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Former Russian colonies" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alaska; D.