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All Modern-Day Countries Ever Controlled by the Russian Empire

Try to guess the modern-day countries whose territory, in whole or in part, was ever under the control of the Russian Empire from 1721–1917.
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Includes occupations (e.g. WWI, Napoleonic Wars, etc.)
Excluding international zones
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Dekkie
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First submittedMay 15, 2021
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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bulgaria
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China
Djibouti
Estonia
Finland
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France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
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Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
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Lebanon
Lithuania
Moldova
Montenegro
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North Korea
Norway
Poland
Romania
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Russia
Sweden
Tajikistan
Turkey
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Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United States
Uzbekistan
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39 Comments
Dekkie
+84
Level 56
May 15, 2021
Some explanation for some of the weirder answers here:

Kauai (1811) and Bay Area (1811-1841) in the United States: Russian fortifications of Fort Elizabeth and Fort Ross.

Montenegro (1806-1807): Russian occupation of Kotor.

France (1815-1818): Russian occupation zone after the Napoleonic Wars.

Germany (1793-1807, 1813-1818): Lordship of Jever under Russian control.

Lebanon (1772, 1773-1774): Occupations of Beirut.

Djibouti (1889): Very short-lived (one month) attempt at a Russian settlement in Sagallo.

InfiniteBulk
+44
Level 73
May 15, 2021
Nominated! Almost missed Norway.
Dekkie
+7
Level 56
May 15, 2021
Thanks!
WeaponXtreme310
+3
Level 38
May 18, 2021
Same, luckily I found it though
skiesboy
+1
Level 66
Feb 2, 2025
Me too. Was so small and hard to see, but made it a bit more of a challenge.
Yoshimano
+2
Level 66
May 17, 2021
Great, impressive tho!

Thanks!

gzx5
+2
Level 76
Jun 21, 2021
Can you explain the one with Turkey?
Dekkie
+10
Level 56
Jun 22, 2021
Territories occupied in Thrace were occupied during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, while most of the eastern parts of Turkey come from areas occupied by Russia during World War I.
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Nov 10, 2021
I got Norway with 6 seconds left on the clock! Nominated!
GRstranter
+2
Level 38
Sep 24, 2022
Great Quiz missed Norway! Nominated
YouGetNoBitches
+12
Level 23
Nov 5, 2022
Djibouti was never an official settlement by the Russian Empire, just a bunch of Russian settlers trying to establish a colony independently of russia, the Russian empire even denounced them to France, don't get why you put it as an colony since the Russian Empire officially had nothing to do with it. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIxR72-2lkM
V0stok
+1
Level 43
Jan 16, 2023
How did you insert the map?
ProfessorTaco567
+17
Level 47
May 15, 2023
Can you add a dot for that portion of Norway please. Almost missed it because I couldn't really see it.
Henceforth516
+7
Level 88
Dec 9, 2024
I probably spent 20 seconds zooming in throughout the map trying to find it
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Mar 20, 2024
Needs a way to see where missing tiny pieces are, but interesting as always!
MalyJacus
+1
Level 60
Sep 25, 2024
Good job, fairly non-controversial & factual.
SlicedBread
+1
Level 78
Dec 9, 2024
What about East Germany?
WanderingWalrus
+2
Level 82
Dec 9, 2024
This is an interesting point. Warsaw Block countries were officially sovereign countries with their own governments but those governments were puppets of the USSR. So in a sense they were controlled. I suggest a definition of control or a statement in the instructions that Warsaw Block countries are not included may be in order. There again, a map is provided so it’s pretty obvious. Nice quiz. I learned quite a lot.
Dekkie
+7
Level 56
Dec 9, 2024
Thanks. The quiz description does indicate that this is specifically about the Russian Empire and not anything past 1917.
bachslunch
+1
Level 93
Dec 9, 2024
Not enough time.
Henceforth516
+3
Level 88
Dec 9, 2024
I had plenty of time....used 2:23 and that was with 20 seconds searching for the yellow that turned out to be in Norway.
interopia
+3
Level 90
Dec 10, 2024
Yeah, that was the last one I saw.
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 87
Dec 11, 2024
Time was sufficient for me. Like many others, finally found Norway with :15 left. Probably spent 30 seconds looking just for that last one.
LuckyCat
+1
Level 72
Jan 30, 2025
I'm not sure but doesn't Russia own a port in Syria?
tpq
+4
Level 66
Feb 1, 2025
I'm surprised that they haven't conquered at least tiny bit of Mongolia
rosemaryne9
+1
Level 32
Feb 2, 2025
same!!
theenforcer22
+2
Level 70
Feb 1, 2025
Full marks for The Robbster.
vindsins
+3
Level 47
Feb 1, 2025
norway almost killed me
rosemaryne9
+2
Level 32
Feb 2, 2025
loved the quiz, got it on my first try but almost missed norway!
joedimaggio
+2
Level 75
Feb 2, 2025
Maybe we'll see someday Japan on this map, when they'll give the Kuril islands back
KlizmaVzhope
+1
Level 28
Apr 2, 2026
It's not their land, they will never get it
Pontiac
+1
Level 62
Feb 3, 2025
Norway is trickey
Fred96
+1
Level 49
Feb 3, 2025
How is Korea included? It was a Soviet occupation
Dekkie
+1
Level 56
Feb 3, 2025
Nope, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).
Jonney
+3
Level 60
Feb 5, 2025
Great quiz but I would put a circle around Norway because it is near impossible to see
KotMrucz
+1
Level 24
Jul 9, 2025
The Russian-Mongolian is wrong. Border before 1917 wasn't look like modern border, espesially near the Tuva Republic.

The biggest diffrent between modern and old border is the Darkhad Valley that before 1917 belong to Russia (more precisely to Uryankhay Krai - Russian protectorate). Nowadays is part of Mongolia, because Soviet forced Tuvan People Republic in 1925 to ceding this valley to Mongolian PR.

So, the quiz should aslo include Mongolia ;P

Timtim786
+1
Level 56
Jul 30, 2025
Didn't expect to find Lebanon in there! Spent the past 30 minutes reading about it online. Super fascinating.
LeMossE
+1
Level 43
Jan 30, 2026
Norway was evil
Evenultrapawn
+1
Level 65
Feb 18, 2026
I made a sudden death version if anybody wants to try it
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