Nicholas I

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Saint Nicholas the Great, died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
1796–1855, czar of Russia 1825–55.

Nicholas I

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Nicholas I, Saint867MItalianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: popeRELIGION: saint Saint, called the Great. died 867 ad , Italian ecclesiastic; pope (858–867). He championed papal supremacy. Feast day: Nov 13
Nicholas I17961855MRussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1796–1855, tsar of Russia (1825–55). He gained notoriety for his autocracy and his emphasis on military discipline and bureaucracy

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It's not without irony that the expression should have been coined by Emperor Nicholas I of Russia to describe the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.

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He invited Czar Nicholas I of Russia to visit in 1837.

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He dreams of restoring Catherine the Great’s empire with the policies of Czar Nicholas I and Stalinist-Nazi tactics.

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UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the Russian president has made the mistake of having no allies in his actions, comparing him to Tsar Nicholas I during the Crimean War.

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During the cholera epidemic of the early 19th century, harsh quarantines of lower-class neighborhoods sparked riots in the Russian city of St. Petersburg that were suppressed only when Tsar Nicholas I sent in the army.

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