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1796: Famous Russian Empress Catherine the Great was German by Birth

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1796: Famous Russian Empress Catherine the Great was German by Birth

The most famous empress in Russian history – Catherine the Great – died on this day. The period of her re ...

The most famous empress in Russian history – Catherine the Great – died on this day. The period of her reign is considered the “Golden Age” in the history of the Russian Empire. Although her rule was ...

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1849: Russian Writer Dostoyevsky Sentenced to Death

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1849: Russian Writer Dostoyevsky Sentenced to Death

On this day Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was sentenced to death because he was a member ...

On this day Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was sentenced to death because he was a member of the liberal society of intellectuals known as Petrashevsky Circle. Russia was at that time ...

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1917: October Revolution Begins

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1917: October Revolution Begins

This day in 1917 marked the beginning of the October Revolution in Russia. It is called the October Revol ...

This day in 1917 marked the beginning of the October Revolution in Russia. It is called the October Revolution because, according to the Julian calendar which was then in use in Russia, today’s date c ...

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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 ...

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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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