The Pageant of Russian HistoryLongmans, Green, 1950 - 433 páginas The author has pictured the tremendous panorama of Russian life from the time of the Slavic invasion of Europe through the centuries of chaotic, despotic and sometimes peaceful rule up to the close of World War II. Contemporary Russia stands strangely and newly revealed in the continuous sweep of her past history. |
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CHAPTER PAGE I FOREST STEPPE AND RIVER | 1 |
THE GRAND PRINCES OF KIEV | 21 |
THE QUARRELING PRINCES | 36 |
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