Shakh slonom*
The Persian Shah is about to propose marriage. He is sending several elephants as a part of the bride-price. Probably he does not understand that the Russian Tsarina is already married in her heart with Prince Europe… Well, Russia is often suspected of this kind of behavior: being engaged to Europe, while accepting gifts from the East. None of this is real, apart of the fact that Persian shahs of the 18th century often sent elephants to Russian tsars and tsarinas as friendship gifts. On a summery...