Russia's past empires
The Soviet Union
The soviet union was 1 of the 2 main empires which Russia controlled. This empire is one of the biggest empires in human history and contained the countries of the following.
- Lithuania
- Azerbaijan
- Armenia
- Latvia
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan
- Belarus
- Kyrgyzstan
Heres a table of each country in the soviet union and when they left the union
| Country | Year of Independence from Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Armenia | 1991 |
| Estonia | 1991 |
| Azerbaijan | 1991 |
| Belarus | 1991 |
| Georgia | 1991 |
| Kazakhstan | 1991 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1991 |
| Latvia | 1991 |
| Lithuania | 1991 |
| Moldova | 1991 |
| Ukraine | 1991 |
| Uzbekistan | 1991 |
| Russia | 1991 |
| Turkmenistan | 1991 |
| Tajikistan | 1991 |
For info purposes, Heres a quick vid on the soviet union
The Original Russian Empire
The Russian Empire controlled one of the most,if not the most largest empires in terms of land mass. It controlled large parts of Eurasia and even North America at its peak and the empire spanned from the early 1700s to the early 1900s.
Heres a map of the previous Russian Empire for reference
Here are some key dates to the Russian Empire and the overall history of Russia
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 862 | Foundation of the Kievan Rus |
| 1462 | Ivan III becomes Grand Prince of Moscow |
| 1905 | Russian defeat in war with Japan weakens Tsarist rule. |
| 1914 | Russia fights against the austro-hungary empire and lose million of troops and land |
| 1924 | Stalin gets into power |
| 1939 | Soviet-German Non aggression pack |
| 1946 | Soviet Union forms and occupies a ton of land in Europe |
| 1953 | Stalin Dies |
| 1957 | Soviet Union helps Arab countries in war against Israel |
| 1959 | Jewish population in Soviet Union almost diminishes and only 60 synagogues are left |
| 1961 | Soviets take the first ever human into space |
| 1991 | USSR disbands and leaves many countries wit independance |