Vladislav Grinev
Vladislav Sergeyevich Grinev (Russian: Владислав Сергеевич Гринев; born 21 July 1996) is a Russian swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, winning the gold medal. Grinev...
Russian colonization of North America
Russian colonization of North America describes colonies and territories claimed by the Russian Empire in the Pacific Coast region of North America from 1732 to 1867. Russian colonial possessions in the Americas were collectively known as Russian...
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that extended across northern Eurasia from 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917, forming the final era of Tsarist Russia and the wider Russian monarchy. At its height in the late 19th century,...
Geologic time scale
The geologic time scale or geological time scale describes how geologic time is divided into standardised intervals. It uses the rock record together with the principles of chronostratigraphy to place rock sequences into their relative age...
Roman Grinev
Roman Grinev (8 December 1976 – 3 November 2018) was a Russian jazz bass player, and co-founder of the Fusion Port ensemble, in 2008 founder the label GrinStar Vibrations (2008). In December 2006, The Fusion Port ensemble was born. The group...
Alaska Purchase
The Alaska Purchase in 1867 resulted in the transfer of Russian America to the United States for $7.2 million (equivalent to $136 million in 2025). On April 9 of that year, the United States Senate ratified a bilateral treaty that had been signed on...
Catherine the Great
Catherine II (born Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), known as Catherine the Great, was Empress of Russia from 9 July 1762 until her death in 1796. Before her accession, Catherine had been a royal consort as...
American Indian Wars
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, were initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Confederate States of America and Republic of Texas against various...
Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak (Alutiiq: Sun'aq; Russian: Кадьяк) is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside world goes through this city...