tzar

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Next day the accounts were examined in presence of the tzar and his ministers.

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

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)

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)

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)

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)