tzar
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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
It was a source of mortification to the tzar that he was dependent upon foreigners for the construction of his ships.
From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
She frequently received despatches from St. Petersburg, and seemed, notwithstanding her exile, to have retained a certain influence over the mind of the tzar.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Potier, Fabre, Destrême, and Bazain, who entered the service of Russia, at the request to that effect preferred by the tzar to Napoleon.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
The tzar had with him there only his Holstein guard consisting of six hundred men.
From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)