Alternative History
Russian Empire
Россійская Имперія
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto
"Съ нами Богъ!" (Russian)
("God with us")
Capital Saint Peterburg
Largest city Moscow
Other cities Helsinki, Talin, Riga, Vladivostok
Language Finnish, Estonian, Little Ruthenian, White Ruthenian, Polish, Armenian, Georgia, Azerbaijani, Old Church Slavonic
Religion
  main
 
Russian Orthodoxy
  others Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam
Demonym Russian
Government Absolute Monarchy
Currency Russian Ruble
Driving Side Right

The Russian Empire (Russian: Российская Империя, Rossiyskaya Imperiya) or in short Russia (Россия, Rossiya) is an absolute Orthodox Monarchy spanning great swathes of Asia and Eastern Europe. With it having a coast of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas - and having ocean access with the Arctic Sea and Pacific Ocean. This Empire is one ruled by the Tsar/Emperor and only him, with him having final say over everything in Russia and to do with Russia.

History[]

Economy[]

Russian Parliaments[]

The Dumas were forms of a parliament which were meant to calm down any tensions and heighten the influence of the Russian people, and to give them a say in how their countries would be ruled. With the first of the two Dumas, the upper house of the Duma being created in 1881 but which was already planned on in 1876 at the start of the Russo-Turkish war as a form of reward of the people .and the Lower house being created in 1894 as a means for the people to have influence in their own nation.

Upper house of the Duma[]

Is the highest form of government in the Russian empire  there are  195 seats with seats meant to represent three classes: Nobility, Clergy and Specialists - with each getting an equal amount of seats, with them not being to proportion of representation in population. This also has one of the stricter rules surrounding who can vote on them, as you have to be of either one of those three classes and at least be an Orthodox man who is at least 27 years of age and has some degree of Russian Linguistic understanding. As Russian is the only language to officially in the upper house of the Duma with everything in another language being considered irrelevant and not legally binding.

lower house of the Duma[]

Slavic Congress[]

Internal divisions of the Russian Empire[]

European divisions[]

Territories of Russia
Flag Name Type Capital Notes
Flag of Finland
Finland Grand Duchy Helsinki
Armenia Grand Duchy  Van Capital is next to a lake with the same name
Easthern Thrace Grand Principality Constantinople Is the only Grand Principality in Russia

Colonial divisions[]

Territories of Russia
Flag Name Type Capital Notes
Flag Russian Ethiopia V1
Abyssinia Governate Addis Ababa has an Empeor who plegdes an oath to the Russian Tsar
Eritrea Governate Massawa
Yemen Governate Aden Is the only colony where Islam is the main Religion
Coornelis Governate One part of Russia bordering the Netherlands

Special divisions[]