Russian Empire
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| Capitals | Saint Petersburg |
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| Moscow | |
| Founded | 1721 |
| Population | 181. 5 million (1916) |
| Government | Tsarist autocracy, Autocracy, Absolute monarchy, Constitutional monarchy, Dual monarchy |
| Did you know | The Russian Empire was the third-largest empire by maximum land area (22. 8 million km²). |
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| ID | 858008 |
About Russian Empire
The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia or simply Russia, was an empire that extended across Eurasia and North America from 1721, following the end of the Great Northern War, until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917.
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... In 1939, Joseph Stalin invaded Finland, which had once been part of the Russian Empire...
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