Alternative History
Russian Empire
Российская Империя
Timeline: No Russian Revolution

OTL equivalent: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Moldova
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of Russian Empire
Map of the Russian Empire, Dark Green areas are under direct rule, Light Green areas are in the Sphere of Influence
Capital St. Petersburg
Other cities Moscow
Language Russian
Religion Russian Orthodox
Ethnic Group Russian
Demonym Russian
Government Empire
Population ~165 million 
Established 1721
Currency Ruble
Time Zone UTC+3 to +12

Russia is one of the most developed countries in the world, has a dozen protectorates, satellites and puppet states in Europe and in Asia. One of the founding members of the Hong Kong Treaty Organization and an important member of the international community.

The main claims to the Empire by the opposition forces and geopolitical opponents of Russia are that the political system of “New Russia” is nationalistic or close to it, which is expressed in the great-power chauvinism of Russians in relation to other nations, militaristic nationalism, revanchism, and contempt for liberalism. and the corresponding form of government in the form of a monarchy of a semi-dictatorial or close to it type.