By the end of the 19th century, the Russian Empire dominated its territorial extent, covering a surface area of 22,800,000 km 2, making it become the world's third-largest empire.

2023年1月10日 · The fall of the Russian Empire was monumental. Its collapse signified the end of one of the largest empires in history. Furthermore, it gave way to the USSR, one of the great powers of the 20th century.

2017年9月21日 · The Romanov family, the last dynasty to rule the Russian Empire, saw their rule end when the entire family was killed in 1918 in the Russian Revolution.

2025年1月4日 · Excluded as a serious player in East Asia, Russia paid much more attention to the affairs of the Balkans, where the vulnerability of the Habsburg monarchy and that of the Ottoman Empire were generating an increasingly volatile situation.

2024年12月9日 · Russian Empire, historical empire founded on November 2 (October 22, Old Style), 1721, when the Russian Senate conferred the title of emperor (imperator) of all the Russias upon Peter I. The abdication of Nicholas II on March 15, 1917, marked the end of the empire and its ruling Romanov dynasty.

For hundreds of years, an elite, awesomely wealthy Czarist regime ruled Russia, the rest of which largely consisted of peasants. That all came to an end during the February Revolution of 1917, which was precipitated by a number of economic, social, and political causes.

2021年10月25日 · During the reign of Peter I Romanov (1682–1725), Russia became an absolutist monarchy of the western type. As a young man, Peter visited Western Europe and became acquainted with its social, technical, and military achievements. He created a standing army on the European model, opened mines and factories, and regulated the tax system.

2024年3月12日 · The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most explosive political events of the 20th century. The violent revolution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian...

By the end of 1916, the war's devastating toll on the Russian people, both in terms of lives lost and economic hardship, was the final straw for many segments of the population. Finally, a massive revolt in Russia broke out on March 8, 1917, in Petrograd (modern-day St. Petersburg).

2018年11月1日 · In Russia, the February Revolution of 1917 ended a dynasty with a 300-year-old tradition. Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia since 1894, was forced to abdicate after the outbreak of popular uprisings in Petrograd.