Russian Academy of Sciences — s headquarters Established 1724 President Yury Sergeevich Osipov Address Leninsky prospekt 14 … Wikipedia
Russian Empire — During the nineteenth century, tsarist Russia was the largest contiguous empire in the world. Stretching from Polish lands in the west to the Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Empire was a Eurasian power and consequently played a… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
capital of the Russian Federation — noun a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation • Syn: ↑Moscow, ↑Russian capital • Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital • Part Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Russian Federation — noun a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state • Syn: ↑Russia • Derivationally related forms: ↑Russian (for: ↑Russia) • Members of this Region: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Russian Revolution — (1905) The Russian Revolution of 1905 was the first act in the collapse of tsarist rule in Russia. The main reason for the outbreak of the first Russian Revolution of 1905 was the slowness of social and cultural reforms in response to the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Russian Armenia — (Armenian: Ռուսական Հայաստան) is the period of Armenia s history under Russian rule beginning from 1829, when Eastern Armenia became part of the Russian Empire to the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918.BackgroundFor… … Wikipedia
Russian architecture — follows a tradition whose roots were established in the Eastern Slavic state of Kievan Rus . After the fall of Kiev, Russian architectural history continued in the principalities of Vladimir Suzdal, and Novgorod, and the succeeding states of… … Wikipedia
Russian Civil War — Clockwise from top: Soldiers of the Don Army in 1919; a White infantry division in March 1920; soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Army; Leon Trotsky in 1918; hanging of workers in Yekaterinoslav by the Czecho … Wikipedia
Russian Navy — Военно морской флот России Voyenno morskoy flot Rossii Naval Ensign Active 17 January 1992 present … Wikipedia
Russian apartment bombings — Location Russia (Buynaksk Moscow Volgodonsk) Date Septembe … Wikipedia