The 18th century in Russian history is often referred to as the ‘Battle of the Palaces’. Political groups fought for power among themselves, overthrowing some rulers and installing others in their place. The Guard, an elite part of the Russian army, provided forceful support to these groups....
While later rulers did not discard the new title, the ruler of Russia was commonly known as tsar or tsaritsa until the imperial system was abolished during the February Revolution of 1917. Prior to the issuance of the October Manifesto, the emperor ruled as an absolute monarch, subject to onl...
Konyushy (Russian конюший) (Russian literally "equerry" or "master of the horse") (historical) A boyar in charge of the stables of the Russian rulers, duties which included parade equipage, ceremonies of court ride-offs, and military horse breeding....
Solms went on to observe that this was all the more curious in light of the succession of female rulers in Russia over the course of the 18th century. "Clearly," he added, Princess Ekaterina Dashkova never imagined such a state of affairs when she donned an officer's uniform and joined ...
who has been jealous ever since Vasya and Iva were lovers named Lorenzo and Giulia in 16th-century Venice. It’s obviously got motifs fromRuslan and Ludmila— there’s even alearned tomcat— and it’s a lot of fun; too bad it doesn’t seem to have been translated into English. At any...
5.(Historical Terms) (formerly) any of several S Slavonic rulers, such as any of the princes of Serbia in the 14th century Also (less commonly):tzar [from Russiantsar, via Gothickaisarfrom Latin Caesar] ˈtsardom,ˈczardomn Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Editio...
By the end of the 18th century, most of Ukraine was ruled by the Russian Imperial empire except for Galicia on the western end, which was ruled by the Austro-Hungarian empire. Ukraine And Russia: A Tense Relationship At the same time that Soviet novelists were "sanctifying" the abrek's ...
In the eighteenth century, European rulers pursued a common policy of enlightened centralism, which assaulted the rights of self-governing corporations in ... CG Murphy - Dissertations & Theses - Gradworks 被引量: 2发表: 2011年 Calling Putin's Bluff: An Assessment of Russian Attachment to the ...
This is not a period when the kings of Scandinavia are well attested or dated, but I see no Hakón on any list of Swedish rulers that I have. My information is that Edmund I was King of Sweden in 839. The Varangians/Russes got to Russia through their technology, the sailing ships ...
The bond between the Russian nation and the Orthodox church continued well into the 20th century. Even the anti-religious Soviets had preferential treatment of the Orthodox church in Lithuania. Under the Soviet rule, a large number of Catholic churches were closed down, whereas almost every Orthodo...