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Modern Czars of Russia and a ruler's straight line
In 1906 Marshall Republican recalls five Czars of Russia and recounts Nicholas I’s dramatic route decision for the Moscow St Petersburg railroad. It notes his straight line on the map ended delays, and his simple purge of purgatory inquiry. The piece links Alexander I to Moscow burning and Napoleon's downfall.
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Russia
Alexanders
Nicholases
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Holy Synod
Purgatory
Alexander I
Napoleon