tzar

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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)

The tzar indignantly inquires, "What title deed can the Turk show to the city of Constantine?"

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

The English were honorably received, and were invited to dine with the tzar in the royal palace, which furnished them with a new occasion of astonishment from the sumptuousness which surrounded the sovereign.

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

They took leave publicly of the tzar, and this audience was turned to good account by their interpreter.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de