The Truth!

A list and some statistics and brief summaries on the countries with populations of in excess of 100 million.

Russia had experienced only a relatively short period of effective and unified rule before the onset of the Time of Troubles, which would prove to be a period that witnessed foreign powers such as Poland-Lithuania and Sweden weaken the Russian state. Given the impact that a revitalised Russia had upon such countries it was certainly a sound strategy upon their part. Russia as will be examined emerged stronger than ever after the Time of Troubles came to an end during the course of the seventeenth century. Some have argued that it did not finally end until Peter the Great secured his highly autocratic grip upon power in the late 1690s.

Was it really just US policy of containing communism or did the Soviet Empire destroy itself?

Debunking the myth that it was US policy alone that eliminated the Soviet threat.

Aleksandr Pavolovich Romanov, or Alexander I (The Blessed), was born on December 28th, 1777 to parents the then Grand Duke Paul Petrovich and wife Maria Fedorovna. He reigned in Russia from 1801 to his death in 1825, and became one of the most powerful and influential figures in Russia in the 19th century.

“Even those who have never been to these wonderful streets and squares love it, and proud of it,” said a former president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin at the official ceremony on Moscow City Day, September 2, 2006.

If it was just a hamburger joint would the stock have increased 622% in the last 30 years?

Russia under Ivan IV expanded from coast to coast, as the Cossacks and the troops stormed Siberia and checked the Mongolian Empire and signed treaties with China. However, it was Peter the Great who tried to modernize Russia to match the Western European powers.

This is not intended to be a complete account of the controversial issue, but instead a quick pointer towards where an interested individual might try some further research. As such, it is un-sourced. Those interested in factual verification will be satisfied by a quick search of any scholarly archive.