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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)

                                     

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The Time of Troubles through the Reigns of the First Romanovs: A Summary of Russian History
Russia Symbol Introduction
Russia Symbol The False Dmitriis
Russia Symbol A National Rally
Russia Symbol The First Romanovs
Russia Symbol The Schism in the Russian Orthodox Church
The Time of Troubles through the Reigns of the First Romanovs: A Summary of World History
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Russia's Globalization:
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Russia Symbol  A Magnificent Gift from Persia

  
A Magnificent Gift from Persia
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Obstoiatel'noe opisanie … koronovaniia Eia Avgusteishago Imperatorskago Imperatritsy Elisavety Petrovny [Detailed Description … of the Coronation of Her August Imperial Majesty Empress Elizabeth Petrovna]
St. Petersburg, 1744
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division

The renowned Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas the Great (r. 1587-1628) of Persia gave the costly throne pictured here to Tsar Boris Godunov (r. 1598-1605). Artisans in Persia had encased the base and legs of the throne with figured gold sheets encrusted with turquoise, tourmalines, and pearls, and they bejeweled the finials on the corners of the throne.

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