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I'huto by Gilbert 11. Grosvc 



ONE 01*" THi; MOD]iRN SHRINES IN THE CITY OE MOSCOW 



It is situated in a public square in the business section of the OAiy. The httle houses on 

 the left are market stalls.^ The electric car was made in the United States. The routes of 

 the electric cars in Moscow are indicated by large numerals carried conspicuously in front 

 of the car, making it easy for the traveler to find his way about the city. Note the double- 

 headed eagle on the columns in front of the shrine. Ever since the Prince of Moscow, 

 Ivan III, married the heiress of the last Constantine, the Russian royal house has used the 

 double-headed eagle, which for one thousand j'ears had been the emblem of the Byzantine 

 Empire, and Russians have dreamed of becoming the heirs to Constantinople (see page 428). 



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