tzar
Example Sentences
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The tzar was taken in by the trick, and Maximof quitted the court with the title of major.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Maximilian gratefully acknowledged the generosity of the tzar, and promised to return the favor whenever an opportunity should be presented.
From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
This ukase excited so much dissatisfaction among the old noblesse, that the tzar was induced subsequently to neutralise its effect by a police enactment.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
The tzar was particularly fond of fine horses, and was very successful in improving, by importations, the breed in Russia.
From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
He accordingly directed his minister at St. Petersburg, while continuing to live in great intimacy with the tzar, to pay the most deferential attention to the empress.
From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
