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Also Known As Count Chesmenski
Born October 5, 1737 • Russia
Died January 5, 1808 (aged 70) • Moscow • Russia
Role In Battle of Çeşme
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
prime minister of Soviet Union
Peter I
Peter I
emperor of Russia
Otto von Kotzebue
Russian explorer
Makarov, Stepan Osipovich
Stepan Osipovich Makarov
Russian naval commander
Aleksandr Fyodorovich Mozhaysky
Russian naval officer
Anatoly Chubais
Russian economist and politician
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Russian pretender
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Russian pretender
Vladimir A. Kryuchkov
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Russian pretender
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
president of Russia
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Nicholas I
tsar of Russia
Alexander I
Alexander I
emperor of Russia
Catherine II
Catherine the Great
empress of Russia
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
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Alexander II
Alexander II
emperor of Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible
tsar of Russia
Nicholas II
Nicholas II
tsar of Russia
Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen
Russian writer
Nikon
Nikon
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