There is in the Vladimir region. Alexandrov, which used to be called Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda. It has been known under this name since the 15th century. Since 1505, the settlement served as the country residence of Grand Duke Vasily III, and from 1564 to 1581 - the residence of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. This is the historical homeland of the oprichnina. Tsar Ivan the Terrible spent most of his life (about 17 years) in Alexandrov. All the embassies of the great powers (Sweden, Denmark, Austria, England, the Commonwealth) were received here at that time.→
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