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Russian History
The history of Russia begins with that of the Eastern Slavs and the Finno-Ugric peoples.
Various states have existed in this region, including the Garðaríki ("the realm of towns"), Kievan Rus', Muscovy, Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. ...more
Various states have existed in this region, including the Garðaríki ("the realm of towns"), Kievan Rus', Muscovy, Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. ...more
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هر چه زندگی سیاسی اش جذاب تر می شود، کاترین نیاز بیشتری احساس می کند به اینکه گاه به گاه از آن فرار کند تا با چند دوست صمیمی و نزدیک خود را در میان دیوارهایی بیابد که پوشیده از زیبایی شکل ها و رنگ هاست. قطعا ذوق هنری اون چندان قابل اعتماد نیست- خودش نیز بدان معترف است- اما همه ی سلاطین بزرگ که او تحسینشان می کند، لویی چهاردهم در رأس آنها کم و بیش، کلکسیونر بوده اند. وانگهی، او دوست دارد آثار هنری را به دست بیاورد، جمع کند و مالک شود و می گوید:(( این عشق به هنر نیست، حرص است. من دوست دار هنر نیست
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― Catherine the Great
― Catherine the Great
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Some of my other judgements were sadly wrong. Russia has not yet lost its imperial itch. Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine has postponed for many decades the prospect that Russia will become the modern democratic state at peace with its neighbours, which so many courageous Russians had fought so hard to create. But no people should ever be written off beyond redemption. I hang on to the golden image of the firebird which fleets through the dark forests of the Russian folklore to symbolise the h
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― Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
― Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past
