Russian Federation

From the Russian Empire through the current Russian Federation, browse family photos from the land of Russia.

Russia, with its roots in the medieval state of Kievan Rus, became powerful by the 1700s under leaders like Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. It expanded across Eurasia, becoming one of the largest empires in history. The Russian Empire collapsed during the 1917 Revolution, leading to the formation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

The Soviet Union, under Joseph Stalin and his successors, became a global superpower but it dissolved in 1991 after the Cold War and economic difficulties. Post-Soviet Russia, now the Russian Federation, emerged from this collapse, facing challenges of economic transition, political reform, and re-establishing its global influence.