Czar Nicholas I

Czar Nicholas I
noun
czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the Crimean War (1796-1855)
Syn: ↑Nicholas I
Regions: ↑Russia
Instance Hypernyms: ↑czar, ↑tsar, ↑tzar

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