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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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Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682–1762): A Summary of Russian History
Russia Symbol Introduction
Russia Symbol The Early Years
Russia Symbol The Drive Toward Westernization
Russia Symbol The Drive Toward Empire
Russia Symbol The Historical Assessment
Russia Symbol Immediate Successors
Russia Symbol The Reign of "the Daughter"
Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682–1762): A Summary of World History
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Russia's Globalization:
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Russia Symbol   Diplomatic Reception Room of the Kremlin
Tsar Mikhail Romanov
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Opisanie koronatsii … Anny Ioannovny [Description of the Coronation of … Anna Ioannovna]
[Moscow]: Senatskaia Tipografiia, 1730
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division

This engraving depicts the Reception Hall of the Palace of Facets as it appeared during the reign of Empress Anna (r. 1730–40). Note that the frescoes from the Muscovite period have been painted over, giving the room a more "European," "Latinate" appearance. Historic diplomatic gifts of silver and gold surround the column, at center.