A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or, a Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1850 |
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... formed by Alexander the Great , Taimur , and Chengîz Khan , only the last equalled that of modern Russia ; but while the three former quickly sunk under their own weight , Russia has gone on consolidating and augmenting her territories ...
... formed by Alexander the Great , Taimur , and Chengîz Khan , only the last equalled that of modern Russia ; but while the three former quickly sunk under their own weight , Russia has gone on consolidating and augmenting her territories ...
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... formed by the Pruth and the Danube . On the Swedish frontiers the boundary - line joins that of Norway , runds down the Muonia till it passes Kengis , and thence follows the course of the Tornea till it falls into the gulf of Bothnia ...
... formed by the Pruth and the Danube . On the Swedish frontiers the boundary - line joins that of Norway , runds down the Muonia till it passes Kengis , and thence follows the course of the Tornea till it falls into the gulf of Bothnia ...
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... formed a standing army , in the Strelitz , or body - guard of archers . In 1552 , he conquered Kasan ; and in 1554 took possession of the kingdom of Astrachan , and the provinces of the Caucasus . He likewise began to think seriously of ...
... formed a standing army , in the Strelitz , or body - guard of archers . In 1552 , he conquered Kasan ; and in 1554 took possession of the kingdom of Astrachan , and the provinces of the Caucasus . He likewise began to think seriously of ...
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... formed , however , one nation , united by a common language and religion , and found in this circumstance a powerful defence against their hostile neighbours . The constitution was an unlimited monarchy ; and the manners of the Russians ...
... formed , however , one nation , united by a common language and religion , and found in this circumstance a powerful defence against their hostile neighbours . The constitution was an unlimited monarchy ; and the manners of the Russians ...
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... formed , however , one nation , united by a common language and religion , and found in this circumstance a powerful defence against their hostile neighbours . The constitution was an unlimited monarchy ; and the manners of the Russians ...
... formed , however , one nation , united by a common language and religion , and found in this circumstance a powerful defence against their hostile neighbours . The constitution was an unlimited monarchy ; and the manners of the Russians ...
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