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Peter the Great's daughter seized power in Russia and changed the direction of foreign policy and cultural influences in a twenty year reign marked by extravagance.

Imperial Russia, Revolutionary Russia, the tragedy within both opulence and poverty have been dramatized for cinema and television.

Exploring western Russia between Moscow and St Petersburg by cruise boat you'll visit Golden Ring towns like Yaroslavl on the Volga River or Kizhi Island near St Petes.

The Black Dragon Society followed the Black Ocean Society in 1901. Founded by Ryohei Uchida, it was dedicated to the occupation of Manchuria.

In the middle of fighting the First World War, Russia also experienced one of the most significant revolutions of modern times and was soon plunged into civil war

Most students cannot identify significant geographic locations relevant to their own history yet they are expected to know global sites.

Emma Goldman was an early figure in birth control history and the free speech movement. She supported anarchism, the women's rights movement, and lesbian rights.

Like many 20th century art movements, Constructivism grew out of a time of great change, and artist Aleksandr Rodchenko contributed to the revolution.

A naval adventurer who saw service from New Orleans to the Yalu River and back over the last half of the 19th Century.

Alexandrite, named after young Tsar Alexander in the 1830s, displays a color change from emerald green to red by artificial light. Considered a gem of joy and good omen.

Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) was one of 19th century Poland's "Three Bards" who grew up in political turmoil. As a poet he was bound to express the unrest of his time.

A long time in the making, the Decembrist conspirators finally got their opportunity when Tsar Alexander I died and confusion reigned over who would be the next autocrat.

Montenegro began the war as the poorest equipped of all of the 1914 armies but never faltered, and often outfought its enemies.

Grigori Rasputin rose from the lowest rung of society to become perhaps the most hated man in Russia.

Designed in 1896 in Denmark, the Madsen Light Machinegun has served dozens of countries in more than a hundred years of warfare from 1904 to the present day

The Nullification Crisis resulted from federal passage of two protective tariffs, prompting men like John C. Calhoun to assert state sovereignty over federal law.

Like Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor in 1941, Russian Admiral Stark was the incorrect scapegoat for defeat in 1904 at the hands of the same attacker.

At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.

Of all movements emerging from 19th Century radicalism, Bakunin's anarchism was the most effective and continued to influence 20th Century revolutionary activities.

The celebration of empire in Great Britain was characterized by a repertoire of patriotic and nationalistic songs, ballads, and marches evoking intense pride.

Tensions between Russia and Chechnya had been present before and during the 20th century, escalating into a bloody and brutal war in 1994 which shocked the Western world.

The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper rifle with either the PU or PE scopes attached were the widow makers of the Eastern Front and Korea.

Defeating France in 1871 after unifying Germany enabled Otto von Bismarck to create the most militarily powerful nation in Europe, altering the prior balance of power.