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Yury Alekseyevich Dolgoruky

Russian statesman

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Yury Alekseyevich Dolgoruky (d. 1682) was a prominent Russian nobleman and military commander. He achieved significant victories during the Russo-Polish War of 1654–57. Dolgoruky held a high-ranking position and was appointed guardian of the young Tsar Fyodor Alekseyevich in 1676. His life ended tragically during the Moscow Uprising of 1682, where he was killed. He was a member of the influential Dolgoruky family, known for producing statesmen and military leaders in Russia.1

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