Russian Empire - Definition and Overview

Росси́йская Импе́рия, also Imperial Russia) covers the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great into the Russian Empire stretching from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposition of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start of the Russian Revolution in 1917.

Russia was officially named "Российская империя" (Russian Empire) in 1721–1917.

• Russian history, 1682-1796
• Russian history, 1796-1855
• Russian history, 1855-1892
• Russian history, 1892-1920

References

• Library of Congress Country Studies: Russia (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/rutoc.html)