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Did the Westernization of Russia in the 18th and 19th century ever influence the majority peasant class of Russia or did it just really influence the nobility?
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Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who in 1612 organized a popular uprising that ultimately led to the end of the Polish occupation of Moscow during Polish intervention in Russia, thus putting an end to the Time of Troubles.
15:46 UTC
Can someone tell me something about his uniform?
14:30 UTC
On this day, 25 April 1928, Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel passed away. Also known by his nickname the Black Baron, Wrangel was the commanding general of the anti-Bolshevik White Army during the final phase of the Russian Civil War.
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On this day, 25 April 1742, Elizabeth of Russia crowns herself Empress in the Dormition Cathedral in Moscow
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Scenes from the battle of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war (1904), illustrated by Denis Bazuyev.
08:57 UTC
The "First [BLANK]" was the first in a series of more than 50 such jeweled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Imperial family.
12:27 UTC
Why Alexander became Nevsky if he had won a much greater victory on Lake Ladoga
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А не сильная туча затучилась — one of the earliest known songs in Russian (1620).
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When was indoor plumbing common on Crimea?
I am highly aware that this is a very weird question, but let’s talk about toilet history.
Indoor plumbing and flushing toilets seem to have become the norm during the 19th century for most of Northern Europe. When was indoor plumbing common in the old Soviet states, specifically Crimea?
12:07 UTC
Medieval Gusli players painted by Victor Vasnetsov, Imperial Russia, 1899. (Read the text below).
"The most popular kind of instruments in medieval Russia were thought to have been string instruments, such as the gusli or gudok. The gusli is the oldest East Slavic multi-string plucked instrument, belonging to the zither family, due to its strings being parallel to its resonance board. Its roots lie in Veliky Novgorod"
13:33 UTC
On this day, 15 March 1917 [OS Mar 2], Tsar Nicholas II abdicates and nominates his brother Grand Duke Michael to succeed him.
15:30 UTC
Can you identify military uniforms?
What can you tell about this uniforms?
08:25 UTC
Choosing a topic for master thesis on Russian History
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Hey I gotta choose a master thesis topic on Russian History, however I am not ready yet and I don't want to rush it but the university's deadlines are pushing me( I have to choose in two days)
The thing is I don't want to waste time on this Russian history master thesis because It won't bring me employment nor money and I think it is better to invest my time in something else afterall the only thing we can't get back is our time and it is our most precious resource so what advice would you give me ?
09:35 UTC
Good books on the Russian Nihilist movement?
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06:52 UTC
Portrait of Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse), Alexander II first Wife. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1857
13:27 UTC
Leningrado 1978
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Alexander Vertinsky after the Russian revolution
Hello,
I'm doing a research on Russian singers before and after the 1917-1920 Russian events. Particularly interested in Alexander Vertinsky: famous singer of both czarist and soviet epochs. But as I'm not a Russian speaker I've struggling to find more useful information about one particular thing.
Despite the fame that he managed to get at home, in 1920 the artist decided to emigrate. Vertinsky moved freely between countries thanks to the fact that he received (apparently, not quite legally) the Greek passport. While 800,000 refugees where stuck in cities like Constantinople.
Is it known how does one, or he in particular, could have obtained the passport illegaly? It seems that this was some kind of a scheme as I managed to find that his friends, one named Daniel Dolsky, got one too, traveling with Vertinsky at the same time.
This helped them both to sing and tour Europe after revolution even after becoming stateless as after the 1921 announcement by the new government of the Soviet Union and revoking the citizenship of Russians living abroad. Maybe more is known about the scheme?
07:37 UTC
"Everyday life in Russia: Peasant Midday Meal in a Field" Photographed by William Carrick, Imperial Russia, 1860s
15:36 UTC
On this day, 25 February 1956, Nikita Khrushchev denounces Joseph Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The address is commonly known as the "Secret Speech", or "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences".
14:03 UTC
Is there any Russian speaking history YouTube channel that you guys can suggest to me?
01:37 UTC
A Soviet light bulb c. 1935 with the silhouette of Stalin
16:14 UTC
Community Poll: What is your favorite era of Russian history, or which era would you like to see more of?
Please take a moment to answer this poll to help me curate the appropriate content for this year based.
17:57 UTC
Why Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 was doomed from the start!
20:18 UTC
On this day, 15 February 1939, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin passed away. He was a Russian painter and the first president of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists.
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"Pupils of the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens at a Music Lesson" Photographed by Carl Bulla, Imperial Russia, Circa 1913
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