12 facts about Imperial Russia, which you did not know

After the revolution of 1917 and coming to power of Bolsheviks the lives of ordinary Russians have changed quite a bit. Some of their habits were replaced by other, established way of life had to rebuild, and many previously permitted measures were condemned. The website offers the reader a dozen interesting facts about tsarist Russia.

Until 1917 in Russia it was possible to carry firearms, it could easily buy in the shops without documents.
The main measure of weight in Imperial Russia was not pounds, while a pound, which was equal to 16,38 kg.

Before the revolution Russia was one of the most lightweight of countries in Europe.
Tsar Nicholas II was a cousin of George V — Emperor of the British Empire.

In fact, the author of perfume "Chanel № 5" was not Coco Chanel. This fragrance was created by the Russian Verigin, who emigrated to France and became an employee of the perfume Department "Chanel" together with Muscovite Ernest Bo.
In 1913 in Russia income from export of butter abroad was roughly equal to income from the extraction and sale of gold.

The most numerous class before 1917 were peasants. As for religion in Russia was 69.5% of the Orthodox, 11.1% of Muslims, 9.1% of Catholics and 4.2% of the Jews.
In 1898, the Emperor Nicholas II invited the European heads of state plan for world disarmament. It happened in the Hague.