The Russian empire, otherwise known as Imperial Russia, was the final period of the Russian monarchy lasting from 1721 until its dissolution in 1917.

People of the Russian Empire. The far-flung subjects of the Tsar. by Alex Q. Arbuckle (opens in a new tab) Opens in a new tab. An Afro-Abkhazian mountaineer. Image: Library of Congress.

In the final years of the First World War, the Russian Empire was coming to its end. It had been devastated by revolution and ...

The Thousandth Year of the Russian Empire. Share full article. Jan. 16, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 16, 1862, Page 6 Buy Reprints.

The Russian Empire, which existed between 1721 and 1917, covered a vast territory. Finland was part of Russia's empire until it declared its independence after the Russian Revolution.

Mikhail Zygar, a Russian author and the founding editor of an independent television station called TV Rain, has written a book, The Empire Must Die, that, among other things, tells the story of ...

On September 10, 1721, the peace treaty that ended the Great Northern War was signed in the Finnish city of Nystad, which for ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, like Adolf Hitler, won’t be content with just Ukraine — he wants to dominate Eurasia.

The Moscow mules have allowed Russian forces to sneak by Ukraine’s high-tech defenses and dodge drones that have become deadly efficient at taking out invading armor after three years of brut… ...

Reel Suspects boards banned Russian sci-fi ‘Empire V’ featuring dissident rapper Oxxymiron in cast ahead of world premiere at Fantasia Fest in July Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

Vladimir Putin is going on a property hunt, ordering officials to find Russian assets that once belonged to its former empire or were owned by the Soviet Union.. An order from the Russian ...