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Russian History
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A brief history of Russian leaders and historic events
The Russian state can be traced as far back as the sixteenth century to the rule of Ivan the...
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Russian History
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Russia
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Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin and his mark on Russian history
Few figures loom as large in the consciousness of the 20th century as Vladimir Lenin. In life,...
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Russian History
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Catherine the Great
The reign of Catherine the Great
The history of Russian leadership is characterised by zealous, and often brutal, strongmen. The...
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Rasputin
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Romanovs
The Romanovs and Rasputin
Five years before he and his family were were awoken in the dead of night and executed in the...
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Russian History
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Peter the Great
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Pyotr Alekséyevich
Russian reformers: Peter the Great
The history of the Russian monarchy is scattered with names which, nowadays, are widely held in...
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Russian History
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Ivan Grozny
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Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible - his life and how he got his name
In the West today, Russia is often, if sometimes unfairly, stereotyped as a shadowy and hostile...
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