Russian Empire

The tsars’ realm from the Baltic to the Pacific, covering a sixth of Earth’s land until 1917.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Peter the Great proclaimed the empire in 1721 after westernizing reforms and the Great Northern War.
• At its height it stretched across eleven time zones and even into Alaska, sold off in 1867.
• The February Revolution of 1917 ended three centuries of Romanov rule.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1721 – 1917
• REGION: Eurasia