Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Romodanovsky (russian: Григорий Григорьевич Ромодановский) was a controversial figure of the Russian foreign policy as a member of the Razryadny Prikase, playing a key role in pursuing leaders of the Ukrainian Cossack officers into the union with the Muscovy state. During the Russo-Polish war, he was a leading

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n general of Tsar Alexis's reign who promoted the Tsar's interests in

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. Romodanovsky belonged to the

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clan of Romodanovsky. He took part in the

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of 1654 and led his

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against the Poles during

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. On 9 May 1656, after being appointed as

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, Romodanovsky was also appointed the Voivode of Belgorod Razryad created in the

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. In 1659 while assisting the Prince Alexei Trubetskoi in his expedition against

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suffered notable defeat at the battle of Konotop after number of easy victories in the same region. During the 1660s and 1670s, he was instrumental in spreading Muscovite influence in the

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, sometimes openly interfering into election of the

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and promoting the candidates backed up by

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. In 1670 along with Cossacks of

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successfully defended against insurgents of

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. Romodanovsky was in charge of the Russian army during the Russo-Turkish War (1676–1681), but his rivalry with a cousin, Prince Vasily Galitzine, stymied his later career. Prince Grigory Romodanovsky was killed by the mob during the Moscow Uprising of 1682.

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