BORIS GODUNOV

This statement was the first declaration of a "war on poverty". He never did eliminate poverty, but he did significantly improve conditions in Russia. Wikipedia: "During the first years of his reign, he was both popular and prosperous, and ruled well. He recognized the need for Russia to catch up with the intellectual progress of the West and did his best to bring about educational and social reforms. He was the first tsar to import foreign teachers on a large scale, the first to send young Russians abroad to be educated, and the first to allow Lutheran churches to be built in Russia."

The right of English merchants had been attained earlier when Ivan IV, the Terrible, was Czar. However the Czar35266s were so autocratic that one might or might not live up to agreements made by their predecessors. So Queen Elisabeth's diplomats had to repeatedly negotiate free trade agreements with Russian Czars.

The right of English merchants had been attained earlier when Ivan IV, the Terrible, was Czar. However the Czar35266s were so autocratic that one might or might not live up to agreements made by their predecessors. So Queen Elisabeth's diplomats had to repeatedly negotiate free trade agreements with Russian Czars.

This statement was the first declaration of a "war on poverty". He never did eliminate poverty, but he did significantly improve conditions in Russia. Wikipedia: "During the first years of his reign, he was both popular and prosperous, and ruled well. He recognized the need for Russia to catch up with the intellectual progress of the West and did his best to bring about educational and social reforms. He was the first tsar to import foreign teachers on a large scale, the first to send young Russians abroad to be educated, and the first to allow Lutheran churches to be built in Russia."