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Nicholas II., Emperor of All the Russias, bora May 6 (May 18 new style), 1868, the eldest son of the Emperor Alexander III. and of Princess Dagmar (Maria Feodorovna), daughter of the late King Christian IX. of Denmark; ascended the throne at the death of his father October 20 (November 1 new style), 1894; married, November 14 (26), 1894, to Princess Alexandra Alix (Alexandra Feodorovna), daughter of Ludwig IV., Grand Duke of Hesse, born May 25 (June 6), 1872.
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Books of Reference Conoerning Bokhara
Curzon (Hon. G.), Russia in Central Asia. 1889. [Contains ample Bibliography].—The Pamirs and the source of the Oxus. London, 1897.
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French, English, &c
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Finland
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Poland
Brandes (G.), Poland: A Study of the Land, People, and Literature. London, 1903.
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Caucasus
Abich (H.), Ans kaukasischen Ländern. 2 vols. 1896.
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Hahn (C.), Kaucasische Reisen und Studien. Leipsic, 1896.
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Central Asia
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Siberia
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The Jews of Russia:—
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Keltie, J.S. (1909). Russia. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270381_50
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