{"product_id":"2940013749689","title":"A Short History of Russia [Illustrated]","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS (abridged list)\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003eNatural Conditions\u003cbr\u003eGreek Colonies on the Black Sea\u003cbr\u003eThe Scythians\u003cbr\u003eAncient Traces of Slavonic Race\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II.\u003cbr\u003eHunnish Invasion\u003cbr\u003eDistribution of Races\u003cbr\u003eSlavonic Religion\u003cbr\u003ePrimitive Political Conceptions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III.\u003cbr\u003eThe Scandinavian in Russia\u003cbr\u003eRurik\u003cbr\u003eOleg\u003cbr\u003eIgor\u003cbr\u003eOlga's Vengeance\u003cbr\u003eOlga a Christian\u003cbr\u003eSviatoslaf\u003cbr\u003eRussia the Champion of the Greek Empire in Bulgaria\u003cbr\u003eNorse Dominance in Heroic Period\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV.\u003cbr\u003eSystem of Appanages\u003cbr\u003eVladimir the Sinner Becomes Vladimir the Saint\u003cbr\u003eRussia Forcibly Christianized\u003cbr\u003eCauses Underlying Antagonism Between Greek and Latin Church\u003cbr\u003eRussia Joined to the Greek Currents and Separated from the Latin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V.\u003cbr\u003ePrincipalities\u003cbr\u003eHeadship of House of Rurik\u003cbr\u003eRelation of Grand Prince to the Others\u003cbr\u003eCivilizing Influences from Greek Sources\u003cbr\u003eCruelty not Indigenous with the Slavs\u003cbr\u003eHow and Whence it Came\u003cbr\u003ePrimitive Social Elements\u003cbr\u003eThe Drujina\u003cbr\u003eEnd of Heroic Period\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Bogoliubski\u003cbr\u003eNew Political Center at Suzdal\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXV.\u003cbr\u003eEmancipation a Disappointment\u003cbr\u003eSocial Discontent\u003cbr\u003eBirth of Nihilism\u003cbr\u003eAssassination of Alexander II.\u003cbr\u003eThe Peasants' Wreath\u003cbr\u003eAlexander III.\u003cbr\u003eA Joyless Reign\u003cbr\u003eHis Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVI.\u003cbr\u003eNicholas II.\u003cbr\u003eRussification of Finland\u003cbr\u003eInvitation to Disarmament\u003cbr\u003eBrief Review of Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUPPLEMENT.\u003cbr\u003eConditions Preceding Russo-Japanese War\u003cbr\u003eNature of Dispute\u003cbr\u003eResults of Conflict\u003cbr\u003ePeace Conference at Portsmouth\u003cbr\u003eTreaty Signed\u003cbr\u003eA National Assembly\u003cbr\u003eDissolution of First Russian Parliament\u003cbr\u003ePresent Outlook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF PRINCES.","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156971438320,"sku":"2940013749689","price":3.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013749689_p0.jpg?v=1763589732","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013749689","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}