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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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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.


Russia Symbol   Burdens of Engagement
    Burdens of Engagement
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division
Engagement Symbol   Russians Visit the South Pacific
    Russians Visit the South Pacific
NYPL, General Research Division
Engagement Symbol   France Capitulates
    France Capitulates
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division

Engagement Symbol   Russia’s “Hordes” Take Paris
    Russia’s “Hordes” Take Paris
NYPL, Spencer Collection
Engagement Symbol   A Romantic English View of the “Northern Venice”
    A Romantic English View of the “Northern Venice”
NYPL, General Research Division
Engagement Symbol   Napoleon’s Nightmare
    Napoleon’s Nightmare
NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division
A Romantic English View of the "Northern Venice"
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Engagement Symbol     A Romantic English View of the "Northern           Venice"

A Picture of St. Petersburgh
London: Printed for E. Orme, by J. F. Dove, 1815
NYPL, General Research Division

After its key role in Napoleon’s defeat, Russia held enormous interest for other European peoples, both victors and vanquished. Publications such as this collection of views served to further emphasize Russia’s European character. Here, ships and smaller barges ply the waters at the confluence of the Greater and Lesser Neva rivers. In the distance are the Academy of Sciences building on Vasilevskii Island, and the Bourse. The gondola-like craft navigating its canals emphasize the romantic notion of St. Petersburg as the “Northern Venice.”