History of Russia, From the Earliest Times to 1880

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. M. Rambaud, though a comparatively young man, having been born in eighteen hundred and forty-two, has proved him self worthy to treat the difficult subject of Russian history by his other historical works, by his frequent visits to Russia, and his knowledge of the Russian language and literature.