Российская Империя Russian Empire
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1721–1991
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Motto Съ нами Богъ!
"God is with us!"
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Anthem Боже, Царя храни!
"God Save the Tsar!"
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The Russian Empire in 1914
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Capital
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Moscow
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Official language
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Russian
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Religion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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Government
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Absolute monarchy (1721—1905) Constitutional monarchy (1905—1991)
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Tsar
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- 1721—1725
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Peter the Great (first)
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- 1930—1991
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Alexei I (last)
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Prime Minister
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- 1905—1906
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Sergei Witte (first)
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- 1989—1991
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Boris Yeltsin (last)
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Legislature
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State Duma
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History
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- Established
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1721
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- Disestablished
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1991
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Currency
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Ruble
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Preceded by |
Succeeded by
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Tsardom of Russia
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