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{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Russian Empire|native_name=Россійская Имперія|year_start=1721|year_end=1917|population_census=125,640,021|population_census_year=1897|capital=Saint Petersburg|largest_city=Saint Petersburg|official_languages=Russian|mode_of_production=Feudalism|government_type=Monarchy|area_km2=22,800,000|image_flag=Flag of Russia.svg|leader_title1=Last Emperor|leader_name1=Nicholas II}} | {{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Russian Empire|native_name=Россійская Имперія|year_start=1721|year_end=1917|population_census=125,640,021|population_census_year=1897|capital=Saint Petersburg|largest_city=Saint Petersburg|official_languages=Russian|mode_of_production=Feudalism|government_type=Monarchy|area_km2=22,800,000|image_flag=Flag of Russia.svg|leader_title1=Last Emperor|leader_name1=Nicholas II}} | ||
The '''Russian Empire''' was a semi-feudal monarchy that was proclaimed by [[Peter the Great|Peter I]] in 1721 and overthrown in the [[February Revolution]] in 1917. Throughout its entire existence, it was ruled by the same family, the Romanovs. The Russian Empire included the area of modern-day [[Russian Federation|Russia]], the future [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]], [[Republic of Finland|Finland]], [[Alaska]], and [[Poland]]. Most of the empire's territory later became part of the USSR, but Finland and Poland became independent and Alaska was sold to the [[United States of America|United States]] in 1867. | The '''Russian Empire''' was a semi-feudal monarchy that was proclaimed by [[Peter the Great|Peter I]] in 1721 and overthrown in the [[February Revolution]] in 1917. Throughout its entire existence, it was ruled by the same family, the Romanovs. The Russian Empire included the area of modern-day [[Russian Federation|Russia]], the future [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]], [[Republic of Finland|Finland]], [[Alaska]], and [[Poland]]. Most of the empire's territory later became part of the USSR, but Finland and Poland became independent and Alaska was sold to the [[United States of America|United States]] in 1867. | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
The male literacy rate was 1–12% for rural areas and 20–25% for urban areas.<ref>{{Citation|author=Boris N. Mironov|year=1991|title=The Development of Literacy in Russia and the USSR from the Tenth to the Twentieth Centuries|chapter=|section=|page=234|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=History of Education Quarterly|isbn=|doi=10.2307/368437|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> The literacy rate for women was even lower and girls could not go to school.<ref>{{Citation|author=Nicholas V. Riasanovsky|year=2005|title=Russian Identities: A Historical Survey|chapter=|section=|page=112–18|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> | The male literacy rate was 1–12% for rural areas and 20–25% for urban areas.<ref>{{Citation|author=Boris N. Mironov|year=1991|title=The Development of Literacy in Russia and the USSR from the Tenth to the Twentieth Centuries|chapter=|section=|page=234|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=History of Education Quarterly|isbn=|doi=10.2307/368437|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> The literacy rate for women was even lower and girls could not go to school.<ref>{{Citation|author=Nicholas V. Riasanovsky|year=2005|title=Russian Identities: A Historical Survey|chapter=|section=|page=112–18|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> | ||
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Россійская Имперія | |
|---|---|
| 1721–1917 | |
 Flag | |
| Capital and largest city | Saint Petersburg |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Dominant mode of production | Feudalism |
| Government | Monarchy |
• Last Emperor | Nicholas II |
| History | |
• Established | 1721 |
• Dissolution | 1917 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,800,000 km² |
| Population | |
• 1897 census | 125,640,021 |
The Russian Empire was a semi-feudal monarchy that was proclaimed by Peter I in 1721 and overthrown in the February Revolution in 1917. Throughout its entire existence, it was ruled by the same family, the Romanovs. The Russian Empire included the area of modern-day Russia, the future Soviet Union, Finland, Alaska, and Poland. Most of the empire's territory later became part of the USSR, but Finland and Poland became independent and Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867.
Education
The male literacy rate was 1–12% for rural areas and 20–25% for urban areas.[1] The literacy rate for women was even lower and girls could not go to school.[2]