WebThe first skyscrapers in Russia were built during the Stalinist Era in the Soviet Union.These skyscrapers are known as the Seven Sisters, which were built in the Stalinist architectural style. The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia was the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building.Skyscrapers in Russia are among the tallest in Europe and the …

WebThe first interior ministry in Russia was created by Tsar Alexander I on 28 March 1802 in the process of government reforms to replace the aging collegia of Peter the Great.The MVD was one of the most powerful governmental bodies of the Empire, responsible for the police forces and Internal Guards and the supervision of gubernial administrations. Its initial …

WebThis is a list of diplomatic missions in Russia.As the world's largest country, and a major great power, as well as a potential superpower, the Russian Federation is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and is the primary regional power in Europe.Russia is the successor state to the Soviet Union, and hosts a large diplomatic …

WebGrand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (Russian: Мария Владимировна Романова; born 23 December 1953) has been a claimant to the headship of the Imperial Family of Russia (who reigned as Emperors and Autocrats of all the Russias from 1613 to 1917) since 1992. Although she has used Grand Duchess of Russia as her title of …

WebGrand Duchess Elena Pavlovna Romanova of Russia was born in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Empire as the fourth child and second daughter of Tsesarevich Paul Petrovich of Russia (1754–1801) and his second wife, Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna, born Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759–1828). Out of her nine siblings, Elena was …

WebGrand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia (Russian: Михаи́л Па́влович; Mikhail Pavlovich) (8 February 1798 [OS 28 January] – 9 September 1849 [OS 28 August]) was a Russian grand duke, the tenth child and fourth son of Paul I of Russia and his second wife, Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, who took the name Maria Feodorovna.He was the younger …

WebPrince Roman Petrovich of Russia (17 October [O.S. 5 October] 1896 – 23 October 1978) was a member of the House of Romanov. Early life. Prince Roman Petrovich was born in the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg the only son of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia and his wife Princess Milica of Montenegro. Prince Roman belonged to the Nikolaevichi …

WebGrand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Романов, romanized: Georgiy Mikhaylovich Romanov, also spelled Romanoff; German: Georg Mikhailowitsch Romanow; born 13 March 1981) is the heir apparent to Maria Vladimirovna, a claimant to the disputed Headship of the Imperial Family of Russia. He is the only child …

WebLe Sette meraviglie della Russia sono i sette luoghi risultati vincitori di un sondaggio organizzato dal giornale Izvestija, dal canale televisivo Rossija 1 e dall'emittente radiofonica Radio Majak.Le modalità di voto hanno compreso l'utilizzo degli SMS e di internet.Il sondaggio si è svolto in tre distinte fasi, nel periodo intercorrente dal 1º ottobre 2007 al …

WebEarly life and marriage. Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich was the second son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievich the Elder (1831–1891) and Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838–1900).. He was born in Saint Petersburg.As was the custom for Russian Grand Dukes (the title applied to all sons and grandsons of a Russian Emperor), the Grand …