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Title: The Story of Russia

Author: R. Van Bergen

Release Date: March 23, 2007 [EBook #20880]

Language: English

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THE STORY OF RUSSIA

BY

R. VAN BERGEN, M.A.

AUTHOR OF "THE STORY OF JAPAN,"
"THE STORY OF CHINA," ETC.

NEW YORK-:-CINCINNATI-:-CHICAGO
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

Copyright, 1905,
By AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London

STORY OF RUSSIA

W. P. 2.

To

HENRY MATHER LOWMAN

AMICUS CERTUS RE INCERTA CERNITUR.

PREFACE.

Recent events have drawn the attention upon Russia, a country of which
but little is known here, because the intercourse between it and the
United States has been limited. In my frequent journeys to the Far
East, I found it often difficult to comprehend events because, while I
could not help perceiving that the impulse leading to them came from
Russia, it was impossible to discover what prompted the government of
the czar. I felt the necessity to study the history of Russia, and
found it so fascinating, that I resolved to place it in a condensed
form before the students in our schools. They must be the judges of
how I have succeeded.

R. VAN BERGEN.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. The Realm of the Czar