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Austrian Prisoners of War Near a Barrack
The digital revival of the glass plate images of the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I by photographer Sergei Mikhailovish Prokudin-Gorskii. Very interesting from both historical and technological points of view.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Peter I of Russia
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (June 1672-8 February 1725) ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V. Peter carried...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1903
A map of Asia from 1903 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the extent of the Russian Empire and Turkish Ottoman Empire in Asia, the Empire of Japan and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1912
A map of Asia from 1912 showing country boundaries at the time, foreign possessions, major cities, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the principal railways of the region with connections to Europe. This map...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Political Asia, 1909
A map of Asia from 1910 showing country boundaries at the time, foreign possessions, major cities, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the extent of the Russian Empire and Turkish Ottoman Empire in Asia, the...
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Wikipedia: Featured Image: Monastery of St. Nil at Monastery
iew of the Nilova Monastery. The Monastery of St. Nil' on Stolobnyi Island in Lake Seliger in Tver' Province, northwest of Moscow, illustrates the fate of church institutions during the course of Russian history. St. Nil (d. 1554)...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1904
A map of Asia from 1904 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the extent of the Russian Empire and Turkish Ottoman Empire in Asia, the Empire of Japan...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1899
A map of Asia from 1899 showing country boundaries at the time, foreign possessions, capitals and major cities, rivers, canals, lakes, deserts, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the principal railways and caravan routes of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1916
A map of Asia from 1916 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, railroads, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal features. The map indicates foreign possessions in the region with British India (which included Myanmar or...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Asia, 1882
A map from 1882 showing the physical features of Asia. This map is color-coded to show high lands in buff tints and low plains in green. Mountain systems, tablelands, and plains are shown, as well as major rivers, lakes, and coastal...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Japan, 1920
A map from 1920 of Japan, showing the islands of Yesso (Hokkaido), Hondo (Honshu), Shikoku, and Kiushu (Kyushu), the capital city (Tokyo) and other major cities, treaty ports, railroads, proposed railroads, submarine cables,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Japan, 1920
A map from 1920 of Japan, showing the islands of Yesso (Hokkaido), Hondo (Honshu), Shikoku, and Kiushu (Kyushu), the capital city (Tokyo) and other major cities, treaty ports, railroads, proposed railroads, submarine cables,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Japan, 1920
A map from 1920 of Japan, showing the islands of Yesso (Hokkaido), Hondo (Honshu), Shikoku, and Kiushu (Kyushu), the capital city (Tokyo) and other major cities, treaty ports, railroads, proposed railroads, submarine cables,...
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Alexander Romanov
A biography of Alexander III, the second to the last Romanov ruler of the Russian empire.
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Etc: The Theatre of the Crimean War, 1854 1855
Map of the theatre of the Crimean War in 1854-1855 between the Russian Empire and the allied forces of the French, British, Turk, and Kingdom of Sardinia.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Ii of Russia
Also known as Alexander the Liberator. He was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 1855 until his assassination in 1881.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Catherine Ii
Catherine II was the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. Under her reign, the Russian Empire expanded and was modernized under Western European standards.
Digital History
Digital History: America at War: The Guns of August
Read about the course of World War I on both the eastern and western fronts. See how the upheaval in the world brought about attempts at revolution in several countries.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Russia History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Russia including early civilizations, the empire, Tsars, the Russian Revolution, communism, Soviet Union, cold war, and current events.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Kievan Rus
Kids learn about the Kievan Rus from the Middle Ages and Medieval times. Explore this Eastern European empire that was the start of the Russian culture.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Russia and Eastern Europe Chronology
Fly through history with a flick of the wrist! The chronology of Russia, Poland, The Balkans, and the rest of Eastern Europe is provided beginning with the Slavic Origins to the present day.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Political Map of Asia, 1919
A map from 1919 of Asia showing the political boundaries at the time. This map shows the extent of the Russian and Ottoman empires in Asia, the British possessions of India, Straits Settlements on the Malay Peninsula, northern Borneo,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Political Asia, 1922
A map of Asia from 1922 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, rivers, lakes, and coastal features. This map does not reference the Russian territory, but shows Siberia. China is not referred to as an empire, but includes...
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Etc: Language Map of Europe, 1914 1918
This map shows the divisions of language usage in World War I era Europe. Many of these languages fall into the Indo-European language family, the largest language family in the world. This family includes German, Greek, Italian,...