Maps Showing Expansion of Russia
and Russian Empire

In the process, Russia absorbs many non-Russian linguistic minorities.

  1. Map of earliest Russia, showing expansion from 1261 to 1553.

  2. Map showing Russian expansion from 1533 to 1598.

  3. Map showing Russian expansion eastward from 1478-1710 reaching Okhotsk in 1649.

  4. Map showing expansion into the Caucasus in the 19th Century.

  5. Large color map of Russia post-Soviet period.