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Romanov
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Romanov a dynasty that ruled in Russia from the accession of Michael Romanov (1596–1645) in 1613 until the overthrow of the last tsar, Nicholas II, in 1917.
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Philaret, Theodore Nikitich Romanov
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Philaret, Theodore Nikitich Romanov ( c. 1553–1633), Patr. of Moscow. His son was elected Tsar in 1613, but Philaret, who had been imprisoned by...
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Russia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...there were several rival candidates to the throne which ended with the restoration of firm rule by Michael Romanov. The ROMANOV dynasty resumed the process of territorial expansion, and in 1649 established peasant serfdom. In the early 18th...
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Philaret
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Philaret ( Theodore Nikitich Romanov , c. 1553–1633). Patriarch of Moscow and founder of the Romanov dynasty. Imprisoned by the Poles in 1610, he was only freed in 1619, by which time his son, Michael, was Tsar. He became patriarch...
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Life for the Tsar, A
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...title was Ivan Susanin , the peasant who, by misleading Polish troops in 1613, saved life of Tsar Mikhail, founder of Romanov dynasty, at sacrifice of his own. During rehearsals Tsar Nicholas I visited Bolshoy Th., with result that the opera was...
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Russian Revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...Petersburg), supported by imperial troops, led to the abdication of the emperor and thus to the end after more than 300 years of Romanov rule. A committee of the DUMA (Parliament) appointed the liberal Provisional Government under Prince Lvov, who later handed...
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Harrison, (Sir) Rex
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Rogan ) (Cimber) (as Von Osten) 1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (Chomsky—for TV) (as Grand Duke Cyril Romanov); Heartbreak House (Page—for TV) Publications By HARRISON: books— Rex: An Autobiography, New...
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Schumacher, Joel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Movie about Everything That Drives You Nuts," interview with G. Fuller, in Interview (New York), March 1993. "The Last Romanov," interview with M. Dargis, in Village Voice (New York), 2 March 1993. "A Director, His Life Redeemed, Savors the...
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Caron, Leslie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Mastroianni—for TV) (as madame de Saint Marne); The Great War (Byker—for TV) (Czarina Aleksandra Romanov) 1997 The Reef (Ackerman) (as Regine De Chantelle) 1999 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and...
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Empire and Imperialism: Asia
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...empires: Mughal India in the south, Safavid Iran in the southwest, Ottoman Turkey and the Middle East in the west, and Romanov Russia in the central region and the north. The last was led by Russian-speaking Slavs from northeastern Europe, but the...
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