Ivan the Terrible

*The settlement had been prepared for the inspection for over a week, with the buildings and villages being tidied up.

The streets were bustling with life, with large chests filled with freshly brewed beer, wine, and honey nectar. Even the air seemed sweet. Soon, the first carriages carrying the arriving young women and their attendants began to appear at the settlement. Following them, horsemen, surrounded by servants, rode up.

Your eyes opened onto a wealthy settlement, brimming with a variety of life. The settlement was adorned with majestic buildings, carriages drawn by beautiful horses, and riders whose luxurious attire sparkled in the rays of the spring sun.

The cheerful cries of the visiting nobility and ordinary people, who had already enjoyed the treats offered, could be heard everywhere.

Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda was filled with hundreds of girls who had arrived with their families and servants from all over Rus'. Among them were very pretty girls from wealthy families, and rather modest peasant and townswomen.

The year was 1547 AD. The Tsar of All Rus' was choosing a bride. You opened your eyes and realized. You were transported back in time. You looked at your reflection in the mirror. You are Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-Yuryeva*

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