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The Empire of Russia
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Title: The Empire of Russia
Author: John S. C. Abbott
Release Date: March 6, 2005 [eBook #15269]
Language: English
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The Monarchies of Continental Europe
THE EMPIRE OF RUSSIA
From the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
by
JOHN S. C. ABBOTT
BOSTON: GRAVES AND YOUNG, 24 CORNHILL.
1859
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PREFACE.
The world is now too busy to read voluminous history. The interminable details of battles, and the petty intrigues of courtiers and mistresses, have lost their interest. In this volume it has been our object to trace perspicuously the path which Russia has trod from earliest infancy to the present hour. The career of this empire has been so wild and wonderful that the historian can have no occasion to call in the aid of fancy for the embellishment of his narrative.
The author has not deemed it necessary to incumber his pages with notes to substantiate his statements. The renowned Russian historian, Karamsin, who wrote under the patronage of