When the 2012 Summer Olympic Games conclude, one nation will have performed better than all others. At press time, the U.S. and China are neck-and-neck in the medal count race, with well over 50 medals each.
Prof. Rock Brynner – Vladivostok and the Russian Far East
The Rule of Russian Empire in Lithuania (1795-1918) What initially started as a mere change of the ruler from a Polish-Lithuanian king to a Russian czar eventually led to a major russification drive.
A nice collection of late 19th century photos of the Russian Empire. It looks like a totally different world from how modern Russia looks now.
that meanwhile had preserved and protected the heritage of the Empire. When we realize how much was preserved, in literature, art, and institutions, at Constantinople from the soi disant “Fall of Rome,” it helps us realize how much Mediaeval Romania was, indeed, still the Roman Empire, just as they tell us.
What is the Armenian Genocide? [top of list] The atrocities committed against the Armenian people of the Ottoman Empire during W.W.I are called the Armenian Genocide.
The Russian Empire (Russian: Российская Империя) or Russia was an empire that existed 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.
A detailed account of the 1905 Russian Revolution that includes includes images, quotations and the main events of the subject. Key Stage 3. GCSE World History.
Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire, also known as Cossacks of Saporog Are Drafting a Manifesto (Ukrainian: Запорожці пишуть листа турецькому султану), is a painting by Russian artist Ilya Repin.
SUCCESSORS OF ROME: RUSSIA, 862-Present. The Church of Rome fell for its heresy; the gates of the second Rome, Constantinople, were hewn down by the axes of the infidel Turks; but the Church of Moscow, the Church of the New Rome, shines brighter than the sun in the whole universe