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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 Erudite Holsteinian in the Romanov Court
  
An Erudite Holsteinian in the Romanov Court
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Adam Olearius (1603–1671)
Viaggi di Moscovia de gli anni 1633, 1634, 1635, e 1636 [Voyages to Muscovy in the Years 1633, 1634, 1635, and 1636]
Viterbo, 1658
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division

In this engraving, we see Olearius, Ambassador of the Duchy of Holstein, being presented to Tsar Mikhail (r. 1613–45). Ceremonial guards and boyars are arrayed around the walls, with the foreigners awaiting presentation.

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