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The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805 - 1877)

A history of Russia from 500 B.C. to 1855 A.D., written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, the brother of Jacob Abbott. (Summary by Jean Bascom)

Genre(s): History

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	Jean Bascom	00:04:11
Play 01	Parentage and Birth of Russia	Jean Bascom	00:34:14
Play 02	Growth and Consolidation of Russia	Jean Bascom	00:32:44
Play 03	Reigns of Vlademer, Yaroslaf, Ysiaslaf and Vsevolod	Jean Bascom	00:34:31
Play 04	Years of War and Woe	Jean Bascom	00:35:32
Play 05	Mstislaf and Andre	Jean Bascom	00:39:03
Play 06	The Grand Princes of Vladimir, and the Invasion of Genghis Khan	Jules Hawryluk	00:44:36
Play 07	The Sway of the Tartar Princes	Jules Hawryluk	00:39:08
Play 08	Resurrection of the Russian Monarchy	Jules Hawryluk	00:42:04
Play 09	Dmitri, Vassali, and the Mogol Tamerlane	Jules Hawryluk	00:41:07
Play 10	The Illustrious Ivan III	Jules Hawryluk	00:39:57
Play 11	The Reign of Vassili	Jules Hawryluk	00:42:58
Play 12	Ivan IV - His Minority	tovarisch	00:41:34
Play 13	The Reign of Ivan IV	tovarisch	00:36:33
Play 14	The Reign of Ivan IV - Continued	tovarisch	00:40:50
Play 15	The Abdication of Ivan IV	tovarisch	00:39:11
Play 16	The Storms of Hereditary Succession	Jeff K.	00:32:18
Play 17	A Change of Dynasty	Jeff K.	00:30:21
Play 18	The Regency of Sophia	Jeff K.	00:28:54
Play 19	Peter the Great	Jean Bascom	00:32:03
Play 20	Conquests and Achievements of Peter the Great	Jean Bascom	00:33:02
Play 21	The Trial and Condemnation of Alexis and Death of the Tzar	Jean Bascom	00:28:48
Play 22	The Reigns of Catharine I, Anne, the Infant Ivan and Elizabeth	Jules Hawryluk	00:38:20
Play 23	Peter III and His Bride	Jules Hawryluk	00:37:58
Play 24	The Conspiracy; and Accession of Catharine II	Kevin W. Davidson	00:31:14
Play 25	Reign of Catharine II	Kevin W. Davidson	00:33:36
Play 26	Reign of Catharine II	Kevin W. Davidson	00:30:56
Play 27	Termination of the Reign of Catharine II	Kevin W. Davidson	00:32:34
Play 28	The Reign of Paul I	Kevin W. Davidson	00:30:28
Play 29	Assassination of Paul and Accession of Alexander	Kevin W. Davidson	00:31:27
Play 30	Reign of Alexander I	Kevin W. Davidson	00:32:42
Play 31	Nicholas	Kevin W. Davidson	00:37:50

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