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Illustrated Description Of Russia

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Hunting-Scene in Russia (Initial Letter)


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Hunting-Scene in Russia
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The volume herewith presented to the public was in course of preparation (to the extent, at least, of collecting material out of which to digest the subject-matter of its pages), for a considerable period anterior to the commencement of hostilities between the two governments occupying the position of principals in the present European war. That event, however, with the solicitude it has very generally and very naturally created for reliable information, as to the character, history, and resources, of the Muscovite empire, whose position seems generally though perhaps erroneously to be regarded as so formidable and threatening toward other nations, has led to its publication at a somewhat earlier day than might otherwise have been determined on.

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Sears, Robert. An Illustrated Description of the Russian Empire. New York: Robert Sears, 1855