<span>the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power
or
</span><span>the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries
</span>or
<span>the academic study of government and the state</span>
Answer:
Religious songs originally meant to be accompanied by stringed instruments \ Prayers inspired by God and written by human authors
Hebrew poetry
Explanation:
It was "Alexander I" who was the Russian Tsar who refused to surrender to Napoleon in 1812, even after Moscow had been captured and burned, since he suspected (correctly) that Napoleon's army would not be able to endure.