tsardom

Updated: January 15, 2026

And the land of the country gentry in the neighbouring districts was fast passing into their hands. They have their own local government, their banks which help them to acquire Russian land, their insurance companies and their schools. In short, they were a compact little State within the Tsardom. One square verst is equal to 0·44 square mile. Cf. Novoye Vremya, October 5, 1914.

Emile Joseph Dillon - England and Germany