Shouyskie, family, 181, 195, 197, 200, 253, 258

Shouyskie, Vasili, 261, 274, 278, 283 elected Tzar, 287 deposed, 298

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Smolensk, annexed to Lit’uania, 136 captured by Moskovites, 180

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Sober (national Parliament), 223, 265, 313

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Sviatoslav, Prince of Kiev, 26 expedition into Bulgaria, 29 defeated by Greeks, 33 destroyed by Petchenigs, 34

Sweden, Russian wars with, 163, 207, 239, 259, 304

Sword Brethren, instituted, 74 amalgamated with Teutonic Order, 89

Tchernigov, 46, 51, 53, 63, 68, 71, 92, 96, 273, 324

Teutonic Order, 77 wars with Poland, 140, 185 secularised into Duchy of Prussia, 189

Troitza, monastery of, 131, 306 siege of, 293

Troops, Moskovite, equipment of, 165 liable to panic, 167

Tzar, meaning of title, 159 title first used at coronation, 201

Vasili III., 173 second marriage of, 190 death of, 192

Vladimir the Holy, 30, 35 conversion to Christianity, 39 death of, 43

Vladimir “Monomachus,” 54 becomes Prince of Kiev, 56 his testament, 56

Vsevolod, Grand Prince of Souzdal, 66, 72

Yagiello, Grand Duke of Lit’uania, 129 elected to Polish Crown, 133

Yaroslav “the Great,” 36, 46 his death, 51

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The following apparent errors have been corrected:

p. xii "Plan of Moscow" changed to "Plan of Moskva"

p. 116 (sidenote) "1223" changed to "1323"

p. 146 (note) "Geschicte des osmanischen" changed to "Geschichte des osmanischen"

p. 180 "Three month’s" changed to "Three months"

p. 201 "synonomous" changed to "synonymous"

p. 201 "“Vremenszhiki,’" changed to "“Vremenszhiki,”"

p. 203 "Moskovitchi" changed to "Moskvitchi"

p. 226 "preventitive" changed to "preventative"

p. 270 "10 Strietenskie" changed to "10. Strietenskie"

p. 273 "heen convinced" changed to "been convinced"

p. 300 "Metroplitan" changed to "Metropolitan"

p. 313 "north-west, freebooters" changed to "north-west; freebooters"

The following possible errors have been left as printed:

The following are inconsistently used in the text:

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