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41Democratic peace theory — (or liberal democratic theory[1] or simply the democratic peace ) is the theory that democracies, for some appropriate definition of democracy, rarely, or even never, go to war with one another. Some have preferred the term inter democracy… …
42History of Russia — The history of Russia begins with that of the East Slavs. The first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus , adopted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988, [cite web|title=Kievan Rus and Mongol Periods|url=http://www.shsu.edu/ his… …
43Russian Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = Российская Империя (ru Cyrl) Rossiyskaya Imperiya (translit) conventional long name = Russian Empire common name = Russia| continent = Eurasia status = Empire government type = Monarchy| year start = 1721 year …
44Ivan the Terrible — For other uses, see Ivan the Terrible (disambiguation). Ivan IV the Terrible Ivan IV the Terrible Tsar of All Russia Reign …
45Nicholas II of Russia — Nicholas II redirects here. For other uses, see Nicholas II (disambiguation). Nicholas II Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias Reign 1 Novem …
46Russian history, 1721–1796 — The era of Russian palace revolutionsPeter changed the rules of succession to the throne after he executed his own son, Aleksey, who had opposed his father s reforms and served as a rallying figure for antireform groups. A new law provided that… …
47Mikhail Shcherbatov — Prince Mikhailo Mikhailovich Shcherbatov Born July 22, 1733(1733 07 22) Died December 12, 1790(1790 12 12) (aged&# …
48Byzantinism — This article is about the philosophical and political term. For architecture, see Byzantine architecture. Byzantinism or Byzantism is a term used in political science and philosophy to denote the political system and culture of the Byzantine… …
49despotism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dictatorship, autocracy, tyranny, oppression. See severity, authority, illegality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Autocracy] Syn. absolutism, dictatorship, imperialism; see autocracy , government 2 . 2.… …
50Russian Revolution (1917) — The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them. These revolutions had the effect of completely changing the nature of society within the Russian Empire and transforming the… …
