Russian Empire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Russian Empire
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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When Öpik was born, Estonia was part of the Russian Empire and he would later study at the University of Moscow.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The city of Narva in Estonia, once a textiles hub for the Russian Empire, is now host to Europe’s biggest production plant for the kinds of rare-earth magnets needed in electric cars and wind turbines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
Over the centuries, as Shakespeare’s reach extended worldwide, Ukraine, under the sway of the Russian Empire, entered its own fraught relationship with the playwright and his works.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024
Some young Finns left Finland, which was then part of the Russian Empire, to avoid tsarist conscription.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023
He had grown up in a small town near Kiev in the Russian Empire.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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