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Russian Empire
The Russian Empire (also All-Russian Empire or Russia) was a state that existed from 1721 until overthrown in 1917. One of the largest empires in world history, stretching over three continents, the Russian Empire was surpassed in landmass only by the British and Mongol empires.
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as for those of you who are complicit, it is not you that I want to destroy, but your shackles
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― Dziady
― Dziady
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Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Russia began a period of rapid expansion with the aim of making the Black Sea a Russsian lake and, ultimately, gaining access to the Mediterranean. Moldavia and Wallachia were importantly situated pawns in that game, while the Western Powers manoeuvred among themselves to exlude Russia from the Balkans. They thereby found themselves propping up a decadent Ottoman Empire while at the same time espousing the values of liberalism or, more often, romantic n
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― Roads That Move: A Journey through Eastern Europe
― Roads That Move: A Journey through Eastern Europe
