ELIZABETH, Czarina of Russia

1709–62, czarina of Russia (1741–62), daughter of Peter I and Catherine I. She gained the throne by overthrowing the young czar, Ivan VI, and the regency of his mother, Anna Leopoldovna. Her coup was made possible by her popularity with the imperial guards, who hated the German favorites of Anna Leopoldovna. Elizabeth herself, armed, led the bloodless revolution. Guided in her foreign policy by her chancellor, A. P. Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Elizabeth sought to rid Russia of German influence. She victoriously sided against Frederick II of Prussia in the Seven Years War, but her death and the accession of her nephew, Peter III, took Russia out of the war and made Frederick's ultimate victory possible. During her reign the nobles acquired more power over their serfs and gained a dominant position in local government, while the terms of service they owed the state were shortened. The Univ. of Moscow and the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg were founded during her reign.

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Britain's Discovery of Russia, 1553-1815
Book by M. S. Anderson; Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1958
Subjects: Great Britain--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--Great Britain
...no doubt that the Elizabethans thought of the Russians as a wicked people...employed by the Elizabethans. The picture of Russia established in England...and growing Anglo-Russian contacts of the age of Elizabeth give place to increasing...
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Enlightened Despotism in Russia: The Reign of Elisabeth, 1741-1762
Book by James F. Brennan; Peter Lang, 1987
Subjects: Elizabeth--Empress Of Russia--1709-1762, Enlightenment, Russia--History--Elizabeth, 1741-1762
...article was the second famine Year in a row in Russia and apparently subsequent installments of the article were suppressed. 3...and mismanagement were now so loud that the Czarina 7 asked Lacy to undertake the investigation...
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The Daughter of an Empress: An Historical Romance
Book by L. Mulbach, Nathaniel Greene; D. Appleton, 1888
Subjects: Catherine--Ii--Empress Of Russia--1729-1796--Fiction, Elizabeth--Empress Of Russia--1709-1762--Fiction
...Princess Elizabeth...The Sleep of Innocence...XLII.--The Russian Officer...bloodthirsty czarina permits the...Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of Czar Peter...throne of Russia; was she...beloved czarina, whom every...
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Nicholas II: The Life and Reign of Russia's Last Monarch
Book by Robert D. Warth; Praeger Publishers, 1997
Subjects: Nicholas--Ii--Emperor Of Russia--1868-1918, Russia--History--Nicholas Ii, 1894-1917, Russia--Kings And Rulers--Biography
...NICHOLAS II The Life and Reign of Russias Last Monarch ROBERT D. WARTH...Nicholas II: the life and reign of Russias last monarch / Robert D. Warth...paper 1. Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918. 2. Russia--Kings and...
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Power Restructuring in China and Russia
Book by Mark Lupher; Westview Press, 1996
Subjects: China--Politics And Government, Power (Social Sciences)--China--History, Power (Social Sciences)--Russia (Federation)--History, Power (Social Sciences)--Soviet Union--History, Russia (Federation)--Politics And Government--1991-, Soviet Union--Politics And Government
...assistance of C. Elizabeth McGrory...China and Russia Mark...China and Russia and seek...restructuring of power historically...to what Elizabeth J. Perry...trajectory of power restructuring...China and Russia. Notes 1. Elizabeth J. Perry...
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Prussian Maneuvers
Journal article by Henrik Bering; Policy Review, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 (Book)--Book reviews
...the sudden death of Czarina Elizabeth of Russia. Her son Czar Peter...Hitlers life in 1944, Russian war propaganda took...In the final days of defeat, Hitler, holed...repeating itself--as when Czarina Elizabeth died during the Seven...


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This Devil Who'd Been Poisoned Three Times, and Had a Bullet in His Heart,seemed to Be Raise from the Dead by the Power of Evil. There Was Something Diabolical in Rasputin's Utter Refusal to Die; the Last Days of the Romanovs. Day Two: Ruissia's Top Politicians Decided Rasputin Must Be Killed, but the Sex-Obsessed Monk Seemed Possesed of Demonic Powers
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 9, 1996
...had been made, even by the Czarinas greatest friends at Court...eyes to the true character of Rasputin, but all had foundered...older sister, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth (Ella), who had cared for her...mother since her arrival in Russia, could not make Alix listen...
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1000 Years. 1000 People; IT'S THE ULTIMATE AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL LIST OF THE MILLENNIUM: 1000 PEOPLE WHO, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, HAVE CHANGED HISTORY IN THE PAST 1000 YEARS. IT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, BUT OF ALL THE CONTENDERS, WE FINALLY PUT THE DISCOVERER OF PENICILLIN, SCOTSMAN SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING, ON TOP .. BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM SO MANY OF US WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO GREET THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 1, 2000
...agricultualist 194. Elizabeth Gaskell, C19th writer...Olga Korbut, Russian gymnast 202...Steptoe, originator of the first test-tube...politician 306. Czarina Catherine the Great...Alexandra, last czarina of Russia 496. Woody Allen...
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Czarist Jewels Add Sparkle to Visitors' Eyes
Newspaper article by Kevin Chaffee; The Washington Times, February 19, 1997
...artifacts created for the czars and czarinas who ruled Russia until 1917. Interest was so...Security procedures, the lateness of the official partys arrival and...become available to scholars. Elizabeth Peacock, the exhibits Australian-born...


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Elizabeth , Czarina of Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELIZABETH , czarina of Russia 1709 62, czarina of Russia (1741 62), daughter of...favorites of Anna Leopoldovna. Elizabeth herself, armed, led the...Bestuzhev-Ryumin , Elizabeth sought to rid Russia of German influence. She...
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Peter III , Czar of Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his aunt, Czarina Elizabeth. One of his first acts was to take Russia out of the Seven Years War and to conclude an alliance with Frederick II of Prussia, whom he...
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Hermitage , Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...metazh , museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the worlds foremost houses of...Winter Palace (erected 1754 62 by Czarina Elizabeth and the traditional winter residence...devoted to the life and works of Pushkin. Russian art is exhibited separately in...
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Catherine II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Augustus, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, she emerged from the obscurity of her relatively modest background in 1744 when Czarina Elizabeth of Russia chose her as the wife of the future Czar Peter III . Accepting the Orthodox faith, she changed her original...
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Catherine I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...captured (1702) by Russian soldiers. As mistress of Aleksandr D. Menshikov...he had her crowned czarina and joint ruler. Her...her; her daughter Elizabeth became czarina in 1741...with the permission of Columbia University...
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