The Empire of Russia

The Empire of Russia
John Stevens Cabot Abbott, american historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer (1805-1877)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- PREFACE
-03- PARENTAGE AND BIRTH OF RUSSIA
-04- GROWTH AND CONSOLIDATION OF RUSSIA
-05- REIGNS OF VLADEMER, YAROSLAF, YSIASLAF AND VSEVOLOD
-06- YEARS OF WAR AND WOE
-07- MSTISLAF AND ANDRÉ
-08- THE GRAND PRINCES OF VLADIMIR, AND THE INVASION OF GENGHIS KHAN
-09- THE SWAY OF THE TARTAR PRINCES
-10- RESURRECTION OF THE RUSSIAN MONARCHY
-11- DMITRI, VASSALI, AND THE MOGOL TAMERLANE
-12- THE ILLUSTRIOUS IVAN III
-13- THE REIGN OF VASSILI
-14- IVAN IV.—HIS MINORITY.
-15- THE REIGN OF IVAN IV.
-16- THE REIGN OF IVAN IV.—CONTINUED.
-17- THE ABDICATION OF IVAN IV.
-18- THE STORMS OF HEREDITARY SUCCESSION.
-19- A CHANGE OF DYNASTY.
-20- THE REGENCY OF SOPHIA.
-21- PETER THE GREAT.
-22- CONQUESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PETER THE GREAT.
-23- THE TRIAL AND CONDEMNATION OF ALEXIS AND DEATH OF THE TZAR.
-24- THE REIGNS OF CATHARINE I. ANNE, THE INFANT IVAN AND ELIZABETH
-25- PETER III. AND HIS BRIDE.
-26- THE CONSPIRACY
-27- REIGN OF CATHARINE II.
-28- REIGN OF CATHARINE II.
-29- TERMINATION OF THE REIGN OF CATHARINE II.
-30- THE REIGN OF PAUL I.
-31- ASSASSINATION OF PAUL AND ACCESSION OF ALEXANDER.
-32- REIGN OF ALEXANDER I.
-33- NICHOLAS.