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tsarevitch

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tsarevitch, czarevitch
a son of a Russian tsar, esp the eldest son


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Further north, away from the seafront hotels and casinos, Nice's Tsarevitch district is dominated by the Russian Cathedral, topped by its distinctive blue and green onion domes.
Relating Peter the Great's alleged role in the death by torture of his heir the Tsarevitch Alexis (1690-1718), the Enlightenment historian reminds the reader that in modern times the standards of "universal criticism"--in other words, the requirement to take into account all printed and manuscript sources, as well as personal testimony--make it more difficult than hitherto to impugn unfairly the reputation of historical figures.
It is, of course, copied from Newmarket's long-distance handicap, which was inaugurated in 1839 with a purse given by the Tsarevitch Alexander, heir to the Russian throne, who visited England that year, sampled the pleasures of horse racing and endowed a race at the London Hippodrome, as well as the big event at turf HQ.
 
 
 
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