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Proclaimed in 1721 by Peter the Great, the Russian Empire grew to cover a sixth of the world's land. Saint Petersburg was its capital from 1712 to 1918. Serfdom was only abolished in 1861. The empire sold Alaska to the United States in 1867 and ended with the revolution of 1917.
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1840 novel by Mikhail Lermontov
Its author began it in exile in the Caucasus, punished for a poem against the courtiers he blamed for Pushkin's death. The book was a hit in 1840 while he was sent back there over a duel.
Photo: "Ilya Glazunov's Typography", 1840 (Public domain)
Predecessor state of modern Finland
Sweden had been forced to cede the territory to Russia in 1809. Here the tsar bore the title of grand duke and the country kept its own civil service. The rulers respected its autonomy to secure the people's loyalty.
Photo: TRAJAN 117 This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape . (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Head of the House of Romanov (1924-1938)
He was the first member of the imperial family to break his oath of loyalty to his cousin the tsar.
Photo: Городецкий Л. С. (Public domain)
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