Tsarist Russia

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Tsarist Russia was a transcontinental imperial state that existed in Eurasia from 1547 to 1917, encompassing the latter stages of the Russian monarchy. It evolved from the Grand Principality of Moscow, or Muscovy, in the 16th century; its latter years from around 1478 onwards are sometimes included as part of Tsarist Russia. Under it, Russia expanded to become the largest contemporary contiguous country and one of the largest empires in all of history, and it was a major player in international politics during its existence. The history of Tsarist Russia is divided between the Tsardom of Russia, when the Russian monarch used the title of Tsar, and the Russian Empire, when they used the title of Emperor; collectively in colloquial and historiographic discourse, the monarchs of this period are often simply referred to as Tsars. The East Slavs had coalesced into the Kyivan Rus by the 10th century, however, in the 12th century, the area had collapsed into various de facto independent polities...

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