Russian History

The Tsar, Tsaritsa, and Tsarevich gracing the front cover of the 16 March 1917 cover of The Daily Mirror.

The legendary Russian mystic died 100 years ago, on Dec. 30, 1916. Here's what to know about the truth behind 5 myths about his life.

Historian John Lewis-Stempel says there’s nothing to celebrate about the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Communism, which simply replaced an autocratic sovereign with totalitarian dictators.

Map of the Russian Empire at the time it entered the First World War

Postcard with famous Russian rulers, sent by Postcrosser in Russia.

Download Image of Manezhnaya square. Moscow, Russian Empire. Photochrom print. Postcard.. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. 19th-century postcard of Voskresensky (Resurrection) or Iberian Gate in Moscow. Dated: 1890 - 1917. Topics: former resurrection gate, historical images of kitai gorod, moscow, moscow on photochrome prints, russian empire, postcards, photochrom prints, russia

Poster : Social pyramid This is another Mayakovsky-Radakov collaboration for Parus. Clearly a caricature, the poster shows the tsar at the top with his ermine robe flowing down on either side to cloak the people. From top to bottom: "We reign. We pray for you. We judge you. We protect you. We feed you. And you work." The most popular satirical stories until the summer of 1917 were anti-clerical and anti-monarchical, aimed specifically at Tsar Nicholas II and his wife.

Official portrait of Tsar Nicholas II in uniform. by ~KraljAleksandar

In order to build up his naval fleet, Peter the Great of Russia spent time in Deptford, London learning English shipbuilding techniques. He worked hard, but played hard too!