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... Russian IVAN ALEKSEYEVICH ( b . Sept. 6 [ Aug. 27 , old style ] , 1666 , Russia - d . Feb. 8 [ Jan. 29 , O.S. ] , 1696 ) , nominal tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696. The younger son of Tsar Alexis ( ruled 1645-76 ) by his first wife , Ma ...
... Russian IVAN ALEKSEYEVICH ( b . Sept. 6 [ Aug. 27 , old style ] , 1666 , Russia - d . Feb. 8 [ Jan. 29 , O.S. ] , 1696 ) , nominal tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696. The younger son of Tsar Alexis ( ruled 1645-76 ) by his first wife , Ma ...
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... Russian rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland but resulted only in the imposition of tighter control over the Polish regions under Russian rule . After Alexander II became emperor of Russia and king of Congress Poland in 1855 the ...
... Russian rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland but resulted only in the imposition of tighter control over the Polish regions under Russian rule . After Alexander II became emperor of Russia and king of Congress Poland in 1855 the ...
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... Russian classical literature . Many of his aphorisms have become part of everyday Russian speech . Born to an impoverished family , he had little formal education and be- gan to work as a clerk at the age of nine . While still in his ...
... Russian classical literature . Many of his aphorisms have become part of everyday Russian speech . Born to an impoverished family , he had little formal education and be- gan to work as a clerk at the age of nine . While still in his ...
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