History of Russia. The earliest traces of human habitation on the territory of Russia are found in Siberia, the North Caucasus and the Kuban and relate to a period of about 3-2 million years BC. In VI-V centuries BC Greek colonies appeared on the Black Sea coast, which later turned into the kingdoms of Scythia and Bosporus. The Slavs and their ...

Modern Russian identity and historical experience has been largely shaped by Russia's imperial past: an empire that was founded in the early modern era and endures in large part today. The Russian Empire 1450-1801 surveys how the areas that made up the empire were conquered and how they were governed.

In 1914, the Russian Empire entered World War I, due to the Austrian Empire's declaration of war on their ally, Serbia. The Russian army achieved many military successes, however, the existing public distrust of the monarchy was deepened by the rising costs of the war, high casualties, and rumors of corruption and treason.

The creation of the Russian Empire was announced on October 22nd, 1721, simultaneously with the celebration of the Treaty of Nystad (signed between …

25/07/2016 · 1853-1856: Stemming from Russian pressure on Turkey and religious tensions, the Ottoman Empire, along with British and French forces, fights Russia and Czar Nicholas I in the Crimean War. Russia ...