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HNEITIR

The main page for selected materials on Russian history. We intend to add here material that does not fit on the other Xenophon section. The site is named for the famous Varangian sword placed in Constantinople with the Varangian Guard.

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The Lord of Kings let the maker of danger in the storm of points stand above the gold-encrusted altar

A Varangian Guard inscription in Tsargrad - Constantinople

 

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Russian parade arm guard

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Russian parade helmet

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Russian parade saddle

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Illustration of Russian folk tale of Baba Yaga

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Illustration of court jester from manuscript

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Illustration from manuscript

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Illustration from manuscript

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The Apocalypse from a medieval manuscript

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Peasant scene

 
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Peasant scene

 
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Peasant village scene

 
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Count Tolstoy among the peasants

 
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Satire illustration of Russian wild coach ride

 
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Satirical illustration of Russian gentry man out for a hunt with peasant helpers

 
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Illustration of serf labor digging a canal

 
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Cover page of 19th century Russian magazine on the "Great Reform"

 

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