Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Russia Under Alexander III: And in the Preceding Period
The amount of information circulating among the English about the phenomena of Russian life is so sparse and so out of proportion to the increasing interest in the subject, that every new book concerning Russia should call forth special attention from the English public, especially if it gives information which cannot be derived from any other source. And so it is, undoubtedly, with the present volume. Characters - both official and unofficial - of the most different types, positions, and activity, pass before the reader in vivid pictures. The Tsar with his surroundings.
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