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Stenka Razin's Great 1670 Cossack Revolt against the Russian Empire + The Uprising Ending the Chinese Empire - Xinhai Revolution (1911-1912)

In the 17th century, the Caucasus and Don region were lawless territories. One of the most well-known figures of those ...

Three centuries without Peter the Great, the mirror in which Putin looks: "He has no other history to talk about than the Russian Empire"

The current occupant of the Kremlin uses the example of the first emperor to justify his policy: "Just like him, today we ...
The New York Times

The pope’s praise for Russia’s historic empire draws sharp criticism.

“Never forget the legacy,” Francis said in a video speech on Friday to young Catholics in St. Petersburg. “You are the heirs of Great Russia: Great Russia of saints, rulers, Great Russia of Peter I, ...
Reuters

Lithuania summons Pope's diplomat over remarks on Russian empire heritage

VILNIUS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Majority-Catholic EU member Lithuania has summoned the Vatican's top diplomat in the country after Pope Francis told Russian youths to remember they are the heirs of "the ...