III.—HOUSE OF SOUZDAL-VLADIMIR AND SUB-HOUSE OF MOSKVA AND TVER.
IV.—GRAND PRINCES AND TZARS OF MOSKOVY.
GLOSSARY
OF RUSSIAN WORDS EMPLOYED WITHOUT EXPLANATION IN TEXT
| Baba yaga | witch in Slavonic myth |
| Bogoroditza | Mother-of-God |
| gorod | town |
| gosoudarstvo | realm, sovereignty |
| ikon | picture of a saint in relief |
| kolokol | church bell |
| lavra | monastery of superior grade |
| oblast | district, region |
| posadnik | mayor of free city |
| sobor | national council or Parliament; cathedral |
| Spasskie | of-the-Saviour |
| Strielitz | body-guard, originally archers |
| velikie | great, grand |
| vetché | town or communal council |
| voevoda | military commander |
| zamok | castle |