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Российская Империя (ru–Cyrl) Rossiyskaya Imperiya (translit) The Russian Empire ← 1721–1917 → Flag of Russian Empire 1883-1917 Coat of Arms Motto Съ нами Богъ! (God is with us!) Anthem "God Save The Tsar!" The Russian Empire in 1866 Capital Saint Petersburg (1721–28) Moscow (1728–30) Saint Petersburg/Petrograd (1730–1918) Language(s) Official: Russian Recognised regional languages: Finnish, Swedish, Polish Second language: French Religion State Church: Russian Orthodox Minorities:Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Old Believers, Muslims, Buddhists Government Absolute Monarchy Emperor  - 1721–1725 Peter I  - 1894–1917 Nicholas II Legislature State Duma History  - Accession of Peter I May 7, 1682 NS, April 27, 1682 OS¹  - Empire proclaimed October 22, 1721 NS, October 11, 1721 OS  - Decembrist revolt December 26, 1825 NS, December 14, 1825 OS  - Abolition of feudalism March 3, 1861 NS, February 19, 1861 OS  - Revolution of 1905 January–December 1905  - Constitution April 23, 1906  - February Revolution March 15, 1917 NS, March 2, 1917 OS  - October Revolution November 7, 1917 NS, October 25, 1917 OS Area  - 1916 21,799,825 km2 (8,416,959 sq mi) Population  - 1916 est. 181,537,800       Density 8.3 /km2  (21.6 /sq mi) Currency Ruble 1: Russia continued to use the Julian calendar until after the collapse of the empire; see Old Style and New Style dates.

The "coat of arms flag", the official flag of the Russian Empire from 1858 to 1883

The Romanov double-headed eagle was the Emperor's standard, used as the flag of the Empire before 1858

The capital of Imperial Russia was Saint Petersburg.

An episode from the Russian-French wars.

Russian Empire