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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
Europe
Eurasia


Russia's Globalization:
A Key

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Russia Symbol  An Emissary of the Holy Roman Emperor
  
An Emissary of the Holy Roman Emperor
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Baron Augustin von Meierberg (1612–1688)
Al'bom Meierberga [Meierberg's Album]
St. Petersburg: A. S. Suvorin, 1903
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division

Meierberg was a well-traveled diplomat in the service of the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I (r. 1658–1705). In 1661 he entered Moscow, seeking support against the Ottoman sultan. Depicted here is his last audience with Tsar Aleksei (r. 1645–76) in the Kremlin in 1662.