CHAPTER XI

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Ivan IV. His Childhood _Coup d'État_ Unmasking of Adashef and Silvester A Gentle Youth Developing into a Monster Solicitude for the Souls of his Victims Destruction of Novgorod England Enters Russia by a Side Door Friendship with Elizabeth Acquisition of Siberia The _Sobor_ or States-General Summoned Ivan Slays his Son and Heir His Death

## CHAPTER XII .

Boris Godunof The Way to Power A _Boyar_ Tsar of Russia Serfdom Created The False Dmitri Mikhail the First Romanoff

## CHAPTER XIII .

Time of Preparation The Cossacks Attempt of Nikon Death of Mikhail Alexis Sympathizes with Charles II. Natalia Death of Alexis Feodor

## CHAPTER XIV .

Sophia Regent Peter I. Childhood Visit to Archangel Azof Captured How a Navy was Built Sentiment Concerning Reforms A Conspiracy Nipped in the Bud Peter Astonishes Western Europe

## CHAPTER XV .

Charles XII. Battle of Narva St. Petersburg Founded Mazeppa Poltova Peter's Marriage with Catherine

## CHAPTER XVI .

Campaign against Turks Disaster Averted Azof Relinquished Treaty of Pruth Reforms The Raskolniks Visit to France His Son Alexis a Traitor His Death

## CHAPTER XVII .

Catherine I. Anna Ivanovna Ivan VI. Elizabeth Petrovna French Influences Succeed the German Peter III. His Taking off Catherine II.

## CHAPTER XVIII .

Conditions in Poland Victories in the Black Sea Pugatchek the Pretender Peasants' War Reforms

## Partition of Poland

Characteristics of Catherine and of her Reign Her Death

## CHAPTER XIX .

Paul I. Napoleon Bonaparte Franco-Russian Understanding Assassination of Paul Alexander I.

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