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.