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He co-czarred with his half-bro Ivan V from 1682 to 1696, then got single billing until 1725 |
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THE GREATS OF HISTORY |
2024-05-02 |
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In 1721 he was proclaimed the czar of the Russian empire |
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THE 1720s |
2022-04-21 |
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18th: In 1723 Russia captures Baku from Persia in this leader's last great military campaign |
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HISTORY, THROUGH THE CENTURIES |
2019-10-08 |
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This Russian's achievements included the founding of cities |
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18th CENTURY PEOPLE |
2012-12-05 |
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In 1703 he founded a city that served as Russia's capital until 1918 |
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YOU'RE HISTORY! |
2012-11-12 |
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Born in 1672 & named for a saint, in 1703 he founded a city whose name represents both of them |
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RULERS IN HISTORY |
2012-01-10 |
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Founded by this "Great" guy, the Life Guards protected Russia's royalty through the end of the Romanovs |
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DO YOU LIKE RUSSIAN HISTORY? |
2011-09-22 |
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This "Great" czar forced his first wife, Eudoxia, to become a nun, but she gave up the veil & romanced Stepan Glebov |
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HISTORIC COUPLES |
2001-03-08 |
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Actress Laetitia Cross did more than cross paths with this "great" czar when he visited London |
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HISTORIC AMOURS |
2000-03-16 |
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This "Great" Russian czar sent his wife Eudoxia off to a convent (he preferred his German mistress, Anna Mons) |
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FUN COUPLES IN HISTORY |
1999-05-21 |
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In 1699 this czar forced his noblemen to shave off their beards & adopt Western dress |
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HISTORIC EUROPEANS |
1998-07-06 |
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This "Great" czar, born in 1672, was prone to violent anger & sometimes beat his subordinates with a stick |
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TOUGH HISTORY |
1998-04-30 |
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In the first decade of the 18th century, this Russian czar taxed beehives, coffins & beards |
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HISTORIC PEOPLE |
1997-03-25 |
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Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of this czar, became empress of Russia in 1741 |
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HISTORY |
1996-12-12 |
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Anna Ivanovna, empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740, was the niece of this great ruler |
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HISTORIC WOMEN |
1995-07-07 |
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In 1698, wishing to modernize Russia, this czar instituted a beard tax |
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RUSSIAN HISTORY |
1994-10-24 |
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In 1718 Alexis Petrovich was accused of plotting to kill this czar, his father |
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HISTORIC POTPOURRI |
1993-11-25 |
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In 1712 this Russian czar moved his capital to St. Petersburg |
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HISTORY |
1993-11-15 |
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This "Great" czar was 17 when his mother arranged for him to marry a beautiful girl named Eudoxia |
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TEENS IN HISTORY |
1991-02-14 |
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When he tired of his 1st wife, this "Great" czar banished her to a monastery |
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RUSSIAN HISTORY |
1988-04-29 |
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