Transcaucasus Railway
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The Transcaucasus Railway was the first railway in the South Caucasus.
The railway in 1967—1991
5 bonds of the Transcaucasian Railway-Company, issued 23. April 1882
Russian Empire
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The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy. It spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917. At its heigh
Transcaucasus Railway
…The Transcaucasus Railway (Russian: Закавка́зская желе́зная доро́га) was the first railway in the South Caucasus. It was funded by the Russian Empire as a strategic railway connecting the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. The railway would allow the Russian army to have better control of the Caucasus…
Peter the Great officially proclaimed the Russian Empire in 1721 and became its first emperor. He instituted sweeping reforms and oversaw the transformation of Russia into a major European power. Painting by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717.
The Victory at Poltava, painted by Alexander von Kotzebue in 1862
Empress Catherine the Great, who reigned from 1762 to 1796, continued the empire's expansion and modernization. Considering herself an enlightened absolutist, she played a key role in the Russian Enlightenment (painted in the 1780s).
1764, Ruble Catherine II ММД, Krasny Mint