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Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825
1453 Through the Reign of Ivan the Terrible (1533-1584) The Time of Troubles to the First Romanovs (1598-1682) Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682-1762) The Age of Catherine the Great (1762-1801) The Reign of Emperor Alexander I (1801-1825)
A Mature Peter

Russia Symbol
A Mature Peter
From a portrait attributed to Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743)
Izobrazheniia Imperatora Petra Velikago [Portrayals of Emperor Peter the Great]
N.p., 1860-61
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division



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