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... tsar . A Zemskii Sobor called in 1642 to advise Michael on the matter urged him to accept the gift . The members took the oppor- tunity to complain about the dishonesty of the tsar's officials and suggested that if all classes ...
... tsar . A Zemskii Sobor called in 1642 to advise Michael on the matter urged him to accept the gift . The members took the oppor- tunity to complain about the dishonesty of the tsar's officials and suggested that if all classes ...
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... tsar was content to let Morozov handle affairs . The favorite , who married the tsar's sister - in - law , was as sympathetic to Western ideas as was Alexis . After three years he was dismissed at the demand of a riotous mob but slipped ...
... tsar was content to let Morozov handle affairs . The favorite , who married the tsar's sister - in - law , was as sympathetic to Western ideas as was Alexis . After three years he was dismissed at the demand of a riotous mob but slipped ...
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... tsar's orders a hot- headed Pan - Slav Russian general , Cherniaev , accepted command of the Serbian Army . When the ... tsar's brothers , who nominally commanded , and the tsar's presence at headquarters only increased the confusion ...
... tsar's orders a hot- headed Pan - Slav Russian general , Cherniaev , accepted command of the Serbian Army . When the ... tsar's brothers , who nominally commanded , and the tsar's presence at headquarters only increased the confusion ...
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