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1874: Alexander Kolchak – Supreme Ruler of Russia

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1874: Alexander Kolchak – Supreme Ruler of Russia

This day in 1874 marked the birth of the most powerful anticommunist leader in Russia – Alexander Kolchak ...

This day in 1874 marked the birth of the most powerful anticommunist leader in Russia – Alexander Kolchak. The Russians who fought against the Bolshevik revolutionary government are usually called the ...

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1798: Russian Empire Occupies Mediterranean Islands

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1798: Russian Empire Occupies Mediterranean Islands

On this day the fleet of the Russian Empire blockaded the Greek island of Corfu. This was the time when R ...

On this day the fleet of the Russian Empire blockaded the Greek island of Corfu. This was the time when Russian expansion was at its peak. They simultaneously encroached upon California and Hawaii, an ...

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1739: Prince Grigory Potemkin – Powerful Favorite of Catherine the Great

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1739: Prince Grigory Potemkin – Powerful Favorite of Catherine the Great

This day in 1739 is considered the birthday of Grigory Potemkin, a Russian aristocrat and one of the most ...

This day in 1739 is considered the birthday of Grigory Potemkin, a Russian aristocrat and one of the most powerful favorites of Empress Catherine II the Great. During his life, Potemkin amassed a larg ...

October 11, 2019
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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

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1868: Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich’s Shipwreck

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark ...

This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, the son of the former Russian Emperor Alexander II (member o ...

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1745: Mikhail Kutuzov – the Commander-in-Chief who Confronted Napoleon

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1745: Mikhail Kutuzov – the Commander-in-Chief who Confronted Napoleon

Mikhail Kutuzov, the Commander-in-Chief who played an important role during the Napoleonic Wars, was born ...

Mikhail Kutuzov, the Commander-in-Chief who played an important role during the Napoleonic Wars, was born on this day in 1745. Kutuzov reached the rank of the Russian Field Marshal, and became famous ...

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1954: The Soviets Test a Nuclear Bomb on Their Own Soldiers

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1954: The Soviets Test a Nuclear Bomb on Their Own Soldiers

On this day in 1954, the Soviet Union conducted one of the most controversial nuclear tests in history. I ...

On this day in 1954, the Soviet Union conducted one of the most controversial nuclear tests in history. In order to study the effects of a nuclear attack (on people), they threw a nuclear bomb near th ...

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2007: Father of all Bombs Tested in Russia

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2007: Father of all Bombs Tested in Russia

Russia tested the biggest non-nuclear bomb in world history on this day. Its nickname was "Father of all ...

Russia tested the biggest non-nuclear bomb in world history on this day. Its nickname was "Father of all bombs", an allusion to the famous U.S. bomb which had been known as the strongest bomb, nicknam ...

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1828: The Famous Writer Leo Tolstoy Was a Russian Count and the Owner of 350 Serfs

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1828: The Famous Writer Leo Tolstoy Was a Russian Count and the Owner of 350 Serfs

On this day, Leo Tolstoy was born as a member of an aristocratic Russian family. He inherited the title o ...

On this day, Leo Tolstoy was born as a member of an aristocratic Russian family. He inherited the title of Count from his father. The Tolstoys were one of the most famous Russian noble families. They ...

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