Russian Empire
an empire proclaimed in 1721 by Peter I, extending across Eurasia and lasting until the February Revolution of 1917.
Origin of Russian Empire
1- Also called Im·pe·ri·al Rus·sia [im-peer-ee-uhl ruhsh-uh] /ɪmˈpɪər i əl ˈrʌʃ ə/ .
Words Nearby Russian Empire
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How to use Russian Empire in a sentence
So, Russians appear to be possessed by their desire to pull together all the lands held by the Russian Empire a hundred years ago.
Putin’s Dream of Empire Doesn’t Stop at Crimea, Or Even Ukraine | Oleg Shynkarenko | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTZaporozhian Cossack autonomy declined as the Russian Empire grew in power and reach, imposing its might over the Tatars.
It is a function of their myopic passion that they think of the Russian Empire as a pawn in their game.
The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston | Benjamin Lytal | April 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe powers had expressed the fear that a greater Bulgaria would gradually become part of the Russian Empire.
We have sufficiently proved that Germany has been a formidable factor in the whole past history of the Russian Empire.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles Sarolea
The reader may think of the sad position of the Jews within the Russian Empire.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2) | Lassa Francis OppenheimThe Russian Empire has eleven different nations, speaking even more different languages, on its western and southern frontiers.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleThe Siberian frontier develops much the same type on the eastern edge of the Russian Empire.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill Semple
British Dictionary definitions for Russian Empire
the tsarist empire in Asia and E Europe, overthrown by the Russian Revolution of 1917
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