when did the russian empire start and end
Russian Empire The Russian Empire (also known as Imperial Russia, Tsarist Russia and Pre-revolutionary Russia) was an empire that existed from 1721 until proclamation of the Republic by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917.[5]
Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time). Alongside it arose grassroots community assemblies (called 'soviets') which contended for authority. In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was toppled and all power was given to the soviets.