GLOSSARY OF RUSSIAN WORDS EMPLOYED WITHOUT EXPLANATION IN TEXT
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Baba yagawitch in Slavonic myth
BogoroditzaMother-of-God
gorodtown
gosoudarstvorealm, sovereignty
ikonpicture of a saint in relief
kolokolchurch bell
lavramonastery of superior grade
oblastdistrict, region
posadnikmayor of free city
sobornational council or Parliament; cathedral
Spasskieof-the-Saviour
Strielitzbody-guard, originally archers
velikiegreat, grand
vetchétown or communal council
voevodamilitary commander
zamokcastle