First tragedy in the House of Romanov: tsarevich Alexei case (1718)

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Ryzhenkov M.R.

First tragedy in the House of Romanov: tsarevich Alexei case (1718)

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In the article on the basis of documentary evidence and archival documents various versions of the conflict between Peter I and his eldest son tsarevitch Alexey are considered, the circle of participants and interested in fuel of the conflict is defined, motives and the reasons of their acts are revealed.

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Sources, archive, RGADA, Emperor Peter I, tsarevitch Alexey, Menshikov A.D., Catherine I

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Ryzhenkov Mikhail Rafailovich - Director of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts (RGADA), PhD in History Moscow; 8-499-246-50-91; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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