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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 Age of Catherine the Great: A Summary of Russian History
Russia Symbol Introduction
Russia Symbol The Husband
Russia Symbol The Enlightened Absolutist Monarch
Russia Symbol Catherine's Foreign Policy
Russia Symbol Paul I
The Age of Catherine the Great: A Summary of World History
Introduction
The Americas
Eurasia


Russia's Globalization:
A Key

Events marked Russia Symbol are specific to Muscovy/Russia's internal development.
Those marked World Symbol are important world historical or cultural events.
Engagement Symbol indicates specific points of sociocultural or military engagement between Muscovy/Russia and foreign powers or individuals.




















 

 
   A Russian Aristocratic Life
 
   Photographic Services & Permissions
  Mikhail Ivanovich Makhaev (1716–1770)
Répresentation exacte des edifices et du jardin, qui se trouvent dans une des maisons de plaisance nommée Sailo Kouskowa [An Exact Depiction of the Buildings and Garden in the Country Residence Named Kuskovo Village]
[Paris: Laurent, Barabé, Denizard, engravers, 1778–79]
NYPL, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Art and Architecture Collection

The suburban estate of Kuskovo near Moscow belonged to the wealthiest aristocrat of Catherine’s time, Count Petr Sheremetev (1713–1788), who was famous for his luxurious lifestyle and love of art. His estate included a palace, church, Italian house, Dutch house, theater, hermitage, grotto, orangerie, and enormous French park.