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The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

Timeline of Events

1770

7.5.1770

The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.

7.7.1770

The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.

1784

10.22.1784

Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

1808

9.13.1808

Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.

1812

6.23.1812

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon I of France invades Russia.

1877

4.24.1877

Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.

1885

3.30.1885

The Battle for Kushka triggers the Pandjeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.

1895

6.29.1895

Doukhobors burn their weapons as a protest against conscription by the Tsarist Russian government.

1902

4.2.1902

Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.

1915

1.31.1915

World War I: Germany uses poison gas against Russia

1916

1.10.1916

Erzerum Offensive during World War I, Russian victory over Ottoman Empire