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In Imperial Russia, a ukase (/ juːˈkeɪz, - ˈkeɪs / [1][2]) or ukaz (Russian: указ [ʊˈkas]) was a proclamation of the tsar, government, [3] or a religious leadership (e.g., Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' or the Most Holy Synod) that had the force of law.
A Russian ukase was a command from the highest levels of government that could not be disobeyed. But by the early 19th century, English speakers were also using ukase generally for any command that seemed to come from a higher authority, particularly one that was final or arbitrary.
In Imperial Russia, a ukase (/ juːˈkeɪz, - ˈkeɪs /) or ukaz (Russian: указ [ʊˈkas]) was a proclamation of the tsar, government, or a religious leadership (e.g., Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' or the Most Holy Synod) that had the force of law.
The Ukase of 1821 (Russian: Указ 1821 года) was a Russian proclamation (a ukase) of territorial sovereignty over northwestern North America, roughly present-day Alaska and most of the Pacific Northwest
The Ukase was signed by Count D. Guriev, Minister of Finance. The Italian mile is equal. to one minute of latitude or 1,620 yards (4,860 feet); it is, therefore, 420 feet shorter. than the English mile. It is also the same distance as the ancient Roman mile which Russia had carried over into the modern era. One hundred Italian miles is approxi-
Definition: one having great power or authority. The original meaning of czar (also found occasionally as tsar) was “an emperor or king,” especially the ruler of Russia up until the 1917 revolution. The Russian forms of the word come from the Old Russian tsĭsarĭ (“emperor”).
Historical Summary The southern limit of Russia’s control of Alaskan waters had been fixed at latitude 51°, because that point was about midway between Sitka, where there was a Russian settlement, and the mouth of the Columbia.
