Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof: Being a Narrative of Travels in the Crimea and Bordering Provinces; with Notices of the Naval, Military, and Commercial Resources of Those Countries |
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... European Russia . Having paid one visit to the Crimea in the year 1844 , and two visits to Southern Russia in 1844 and 1846 , I have been able to correct and verify the descriptive parts of the book by my own experience . The careful ...
... European Russia . Having paid one visit to the Crimea in the year 1844 , and two visits to Southern Russia in 1844 and 1846 , I have been able to correct and verify the descriptive parts of the book by my own experience . The careful ...
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... European nations in matters of finance , owing to her totally different state of civilization , I think he fails to prove the main object of his article , that Russia can stand many more such campaigns as that of 1854. Russia must have ...
... European nations in matters of finance , owing to her totally different state of civilization , I think he fails to prove the main object of his article , that Russia can stand many more such campaigns as that of 1854. Russia must have ...
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... Europe . We have never acknowledged the sovereignty of the Russians over this territory , nor over the Christian provinces to the south of the Caucasus . If her blockade were perma- nently removed from the eastern coast of the Black Sea ...
... Europe . We have never acknowledged the sovereignty of the Russians over this territory , nor over the Christian provinces to the south of the Caucasus . If her blockade were perma- nently removed from the eastern coast of the Black Sea ...
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... Europe , and engage themselves in developing its boundless resources . We may rest satisfied that the freedom of the Cau- casus will form an important element towards the diminution of Russian influence in the East . I agree with Mr ...
... Europe , and engage themselves in developing its boundless resources . We may rest satisfied that the freedom of the Cau- casus will form an important element towards the diminution of Russian influence in the East . I agree with Mr ...
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... European nations , lest it should learn juster ideas of the points in which true glory and prosperity consist , and ... Europe with the wiles of Asiatic intrigue , and that we shall assuredly be over - reached , if we do not insist upon ...
... European nations , lest it should learn juster ideas of the points in which true glory and prosperity consist , and ... Europe with the wiles of Asiatic intrigue , and that we shall assuredly be over - reached , if we do not insist upon ...
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Alouchta ancient artillery Asia Baktchéserai Balaclava banks battalions beautiful Berdiansk Bessarabia Black Sea Bosphorus built called Cape Caucasus cavalry century Chersonese church Circassians colonies commercial Constantinople corps Cossacks Crimea crypts Danube Ditto Dniepr Dniestr Dubois east Emperor empire English entrance Europe exports feet fleet fortress Galatz Genoese Geray Greek ground Haxthausen horse important infantry inhabitants Inkerman Kaffa Karaim Kertch Khan khans of Crimea Kherson land Mangoup miles military Mithridates mountains mouth nations Nicolaief occupied Odessa palace Panticapæum pass peninsula Perecop Petersburg population port Prince principal regiments remains river road rock Rostof ruins Russian army Scythian Sea of Azof Sevastopol ships shores side Soldaya soldiers sotni Soudak southern coast Steppes straits Taganrok Tatars Tauric chain Theodosia tion tomb town trade traveller troops tumuli Turkish Turks valley versts vessels village Vladimir Volga wall wheat whole wine Woronzof
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