Colonial Era
Russian Empire
1751 AD – 1913 AD · peak 1866 AD
The Russian Empire under the Romanov dynasty expanded to the Pacific, including the colonization of Alaska until its sale to the United States in 1867. Key domestic shifts included the abolition of serfdom in 1861 and the modernization of infrastructure via the Trans-Siberian Railway starting in 1891. The empire collapsed in 1917 following military failures in World War I and the subsequent Bolshevik Revolution.
Capital: Saint Petersburg
Key figures
Battles in this period
Trade routes in use
- Cape Route (1500 AD – 1869 AD)
- Manila Galleon (1565 AD – 1815 AD)
- Atlantic Triangular Trade (1600 AD – 1808 AD)
- Tea Clipper Route (1720 AD – 1900 AD)
- Suez Route (1869 AD – 2026 AD)
- Trans-Siberian Railway (1904 AD – 2026 AD)