Evolution of Russian Government
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From stereograph copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.
Old Defenses of the Kremlin—the Citadel of Moscow
These walls have withstood many mediæval sieges, but would fall at once if modern artillery or bombs attacked them. The clock tower marks the sacred Gate of the Redeemer, where the orthodox Russian removes his hat in reverence for a miracle-working picture of the Saviour.
