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Proclamation of the Russian Empire
The proclamation of the Russian Empire took place in 1721, when the Senate conferred on Peter I the titles of Emperor of All Russia, Peter the Great and Father of the Fatherland. It followed Russia's victory over Sweden in the Great Northern War and the acquisition of Baltic territories. The act formally marked the beginning of the Russian Empire.
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