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2 days ago · Russia - Romanov, Muscovy, Tsardom: The military drive that finally expelled the Poles from Moscow led to the election of Michael (Mikhail Fyodorovich), the 16-year-old son of Fyodor Romanov, as the new tsar.
2 days ago · A kind of shadow government was formed in the village of Tushino, 9 miles (14 km) west of Moscow, in which the boyars and bureaucrats of the Romanov circle took leading posts. It managed to gain Cossack support and to manipulate Dmitry’s pretensions while negotiating with the Polish king Sigismund III on terms by which his son ...
1 day ago · Russia - Revolution, Tsarism, Autocracy: After 1906 Russia for some time had to pursue a cautious foreign policy in order to gain time to carry out reforms at home, to refit its army, and to rebuild its shattered navy.
2 days ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.
1 day ago · The February Revolution started on February 27, 1917 (March 12 in the modern calendar). This revolution was a major event in Russian history. It was triggered by the economic collapse and severe food shortages caused by the First World War. The revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.
2 days ago · However, the death of Ivan's son Feodor I without issue in 1598 created a succession crisis and led Russia into a period of chaos and civil war known as the Time of Troubles, ending with the coronation of Michael Romanov as the first Tsar of the Romanov dynasty in 1613.
4 days ago · Court documents identified him by his Russian surname, Romanov, ... Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on the first day of the summit in Astana, ...
