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Boris Ivanovich Morozov

Russian statesman
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Boris Ivanovich Morozov (born 1590—died Nov. 1 [Nov. 11, New Style], 1661) was a Russian boyar and statesman who was chief minister (1645–48) under Tsar Alexis and influential in the government thereafter. A man of considerable ability, Morozov implemented a number of measures to improve the position of the gentry and townspeople, as well as to stabilize state finances. However, his authoritarian manner and unpopular economy measures alienated many and contributed to the Moscow rebellion of 1648. The tutor and later the brother-in-law of Alexis, Morozov was appointed to several key offices upon the impressionable tsar’s accession to the throne ...(100 of 253 words)

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