On this is day, 17/18 July 1918, the Romanov royal family and several of their retainers are executed by a Bolshevik firing squad in the basement of Ipatiev House, in Yekaterinburg, Siberia

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“Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Empress Catherine the Great” Imperial Russia, 1786. Material: Steel, ivory, gold, brass. Gunsmith: Johan Adolph Grecke

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Does this count? I think this counts. Neat statue in Russia.

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8th- to 10th-century Viking burial mounds along the Volkhov River near Staraya Ladoga

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Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov in Saransk, Russia

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Temple of All Religions, a building built by local artist Ildar Khanov.

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20.1 ft tall Tsar Bell by Ivan Motorin, Imperial Russia, 1735

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Staraya Ladoga: The ancient capital of Northern Russia

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The duel of Alexander Peresvet and Mamai's champion

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Alexander III twenty-fifth wedding anniversary clock crafted by Michael Perkhin, House of Faberge, St Petersburg, Russia, 1891

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Rulers of Russia: The Revolution Starting February 9, 2019

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Rasputin: The Mad Monk who would not die

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Ivan the Terrible: Tsar of All Rus'

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Yeltsin and Bill Clinton share a laugh in October 1995

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For United Russia Anti-Bolshevik Propaganda Poster 1919

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Can someone please tell me what these medals mean? My ancestors are from Russia and I have always been curious about their history.

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Peter the Great: Emperor of All Russia

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Initial Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus': Battle of the Kalka River (May 31, 1223)

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How Siberia became part of Russia

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Alexander I of Russia: The Tsar who withstood Napoleon

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Feodor II of Russia: Murdered within 2 months of his Reign

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Wildlife of Russia: Steller's Sea Eagle

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Forensic facial reconstruction of Tsar Feodor I of Russia also known as Feodor the Bellringer

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Ice Age Art: Bison sculpted from mammoth ivory About 20,000 years old found in Zaraysk, Russia.

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Monomakh's Cap: Oriental Work on the late 13th or 14th century, legend dates it to the 12th century but the fur and jewels date to the 16th century.

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Saint Olga of Kiev(Wife of Igor): One Saint you don’t want to mess with

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Konstantin Chernenko

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On this day, the world renowned playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekov was born 159 years ago.

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Yaropolk I of Kiev

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Svyatoslav I of Kiev: Svyatoslav 'The Brave'

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The Russian Primary Chronicle, also called Chronicle of Nestor or Kiev Chronicle Kievan Rus 1113 A.D.

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On this wonderful day, Anna of Russia was born 326 years ago.

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Raskol: The splitting of the Russian Orthodox Church into an official church and the Old Believers

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“Sabre” Rus', 13th - 14th centuries, Iron

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Tsar Cannon Imperial Russia, 1586, 890mm Caliber, 5.34m Long. Russian Cannon-Caster: Andrei Chokhov

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On this day, December 22 1849, the execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky by firing squad is called off at the last second

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The Millennium of Russia

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“The Kolokoltsov Scarf” Workshop of D.A. Kolokoltsev , Imperial Russia, Second quarter of the 19th century

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A Magnificent Pair of Russian Imperial Ruby Glass Vases with Gilded Bronze Mounts c 1830

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Hunting Dagger with Accessories (spoon, fork and knife) Imperial Russia, Circa 1750

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A pair of magnificent Imperial porcelain vases, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg, Period of Nicholas I (1825-1855), dated 1833

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Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara was a gift to Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-1952) when she married Prince Christian of Denmark in 1898.

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PIN WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF PETER THE GREAT, CA. 1872, GOLD, PRECIOUS STONES, PEARLS, MINIATURE ENAMEL PAINTING. This bejeweled pin that Alexander II commissioned on the anniversary of Peter the Great’s 200th birthday in 1872; it features an enamel portrait miniature of the former tsar.

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