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Artist Nikolai Ge: Peter the Great Interrogating Alexei;  1871. The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Source: RIA Novosti Peter The Great, Romanov Dynasty, Russian History, History Painting, Russian Artists, Oil Painting Reproductions, Russian Art, Painting Reproductions, Art History

Exactly 300 years ago, on Nov. 21, 1716, Tsarevich Alexei, who was weak and distanced from his father's views and reforms, asked Austria for political asylum. However, he was eventually forced to return to Russia, where he died in prison, accused of planning to overthrow his father. But was he really a threat?

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