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Historical Tales, Volume 8

Historical Tales, Volume 8

by Charles Morris

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Author
Morris, Charles, 1833-1922
Title
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 08 (of 15), Russian
Credits
Produced by David Kline, Greg Bergquist and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject
Russia -- History
Category
Text
eBook-No.
25625
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25625
Release Date
May 27, 2008
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Historical Tales
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4.THE ANCIENT SCYTHIANS.
  5. 5.OLEG THE VARANGIAN.
  6. 6.THE VENGEANCE OF QUEEN OLGA.
  7. 7.VLADIMIR THE GREAT.
  8. 8.THE LAWGIVER OF RUSSIA.
  9. 9.THE YOKE OF THE TARTARS.
  10. 10.THE VICTORY OF THE DON.
  11. 11.IVAN, THE FIRST OF THE CZARS.
  12. 12.THE FALL OF NOVGOROD THE GREAT.
  13. 13.IVAN THE TERRIBLE.
  14. 14.THE CONQUEST OF SIBERIA.
  15. 15.THE MACBETH OF RUSSIA.
  16. 16.THE ERA OF THE IMPOSTORS.
  17. 17.THE BOOKS OF ANCESTRY.
  18. 18.BOYHOOD OF PETER THE GREAT.
  19. 19.CARPENTER PETER OF ZAANDAM.
  20. 20.THE FALL OF THE STRELITZ.
  21. 21.THE CRUSADE AGAINST BEARDS AND CLOAKS.
  22. 22.MAZEPPA, THE COSSACK CHIEF.
  23. 23.A WINDOW OPEN TO EUROPE.
  24. 24.FROM THE HOVEL TO THE THRONE.
  25. 25.BUFFOONERIES OF THE RUSSIAN COURT.
  26. 26.HOW A WOMAN DETHRONED A MAN.
  27. 27.A STRUGGLE FOR A THRONE.
  28. 28.THE FLIGHT OF THE KALMUCKS.
  29. 29.A MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
  30. 30.KOSCIUSKO AND THE FALL OF POLAND.
  31. 31.SUWARROW THE UNCONQUERABLE.
  32. 32.THE RETREAT OF NAPOLEON'S GRAND ARMY.
  33. 33.THE DEATH-STRUGGLE OF POLAND.
  34. 34.SCHAMYL THE HERO OF CIRCASSIA.
  35. 35.THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE.
  36. 36.THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.
  37. 37.AT THE GATES OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
  38. 38.THE NIHILISTS AND THEIR WORK.
  39. 39.THE ADVANCE OF RUSSIA IN ASIA.
  40. 40.THE RAILROAD IN TURKESTAN.
  41. 41.AN ESCAPE FROM THE MINES OF SIBERIA.
  42. 42.THE SEA FIGHT IN THE WATERS OF JAPAN. — FOOTNOTES:

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