Alexis of Russia

Alexis Of Russia

Aleksey Mikhailovich (Russian: Алексей Михайлович) (19 March 1629 – 8 February 1676) was the Tsar of Russia during some of the most eventful decades of the mid-17th century. On the eve of his death in 1676, the Tsardom of Russia spanned almost 2,000,000,000 acres (8,100,000 km2).

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