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Nicholas II., Emperor of All the Russias, born May 6 (May 18 new style), 1868, the eldest son of the Emperor Alexander III. and of Princess Dagmar (Maria Feodorovna ), daughter of King Christian IX. of Denmark; ascended the throne at the death of his father October 20 (November 1 new style), 1894 ; married November 14 (November 26), 1894, to Princess Alexandra Alix (Alexandra Feodorovna ), daughter of Ludwig IV., Grand Duke of Hesse, born May 25 (June 6), 1872. Offspring of this union three daughters : Olga, born November 3 (November 15), 1895, Tatiana, born May 29 (June 10), 1897, and Marie, born June 14 (June 26), 1899.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Russia
1. Official Publications
Russian.
Annual (Pamyatnaya Knizhlca) of the Ministry of the Navy for 1894. St. Petersburg.
Annuals (Vremennik) of the Central Statistical Committee. St. Petersburg, 1878–96.
Collection of Materials (Sbornik Svedeniy) for Kussia for 1887 and 1888, published by the Central Statistical Committee. St. Petersburg, 1891.
Collection of Medical, Sanitary, and Veterinary Laws, published by the Medical Department of the Ministry of Interior. St. Petersburg, 1896. 3 vols.
Consular Reports, Vol. v. St. Petersburg, 1898.
The Year 1899 with Relation to Agriculture. Also the preceding years. Published by the Department of Agriculture. St. Petersburg, 1899.
Materials for a Statistic to the Empire of Russia. Published by the Statistical Department of the Ministry of the Interior. 8. St. Petersburg, 1863-97: —
Movement of Population in European Russia in 1890. Published by the Statistical Department of the Ministry of the Interior. St. Petersburg, 1900.
Report of the Procurator of the Holy Synod for 1896–97. St. Petersburg, 1899.
Statistics of the Landed Property and Inhabited Places of the Russian Empire, with maps, &c. Published by the Statistical Department. St. Petersburg, 1861–86.
The Expenses of the Peasant Communities and Volostes in 1891 (Vremennik, vol. 38) St. Petersburg, 1895.
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Forestry in 1899. Published by the Forestry Department. St. Petersburg, 1900.
The Crops of 1899, by the Central Statistical Committee. St. Petersburg, 1900.
Statistical Data relative to the Trade of Crops, IV. Department of Trade and Manufactures. St. Petersburg, 1899.
Reports and Researches relative to the Village Industries, published by the Ministry of State Domains. St. Petersburg, 1892–95. 3 vols.
Review of Data (Svod Dannykh) relative to the Manufactures of Russia in 1887–91, a for all subsequent years till 1894 by the Ministry of Finances. St. Petersburg, 1893–97.
Report ot the Department of Mines in 1897. St. Petersburg, 1698.
Review of the Exterior Trade (Obzor vneshney Torgovli) for 1898, and Exterior Trade on the European Frontier in 1899, published by the Ministry of Finances. St. Petersburg, 1900.
Exterior Trade on the European Frontier in 1898, published by the Department of Customs of the Ministry of Finances. St. Petersburg, 1899.
Collection of Materials for commercial and industrial statistics, published by the Department of Trade and Manufactures. St. Petersburg, 1900.
Prix des Marchandises sur les principaux Marchés de la Russie, pour les années 1890–96. St. Petersburg, 1897. Published by the Ministry of Finances.
Statistical Annual (Vremennik) of Caucasus. Tiflis, 1895.
Statistical Materials published by the Provincial Statistical Committees.
Statistics (Svod Statistickeskikh Svedeniy) relative to the judicial institutions in 1889 St. Petersburg, 1895.
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The actual Income and Expenditure for 1890–99, in Off. Messenger for 1900.
Statistical Reports (Sbornik) of the Ministry of Ways and Communications, vol. 57. St. Petersburg, 1899. (With maps.)
Reports of the Medical Department for 1893–95. St. Petersburg, 1898.
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Statistical Review of the Russian Railways and Internal Water Communications. Ministry of Ways and Communications. St. Petersburg, 1900.
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Orloff and Budagoff, Index of Manufactures in European Russia. 3rd edition. St. Petersburg, 1894.
A. Golubeff, Reports of the State’s Bank for 1899, of the Noble Bank for 1899, &c. St. Petersburg, 1900.
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French, English, &c.
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Guide des Excursions du VHe. Congrès géologique international, avec une carte géologique de la Russie d’Europe, à l’échelle del: 6,300,000. St. Petersburg, 1897.
Report of the Minister of Finance to H.M. the Emperor on the Budget of the Empire for 1801.
2. Non-Official Publications
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Albrecht (Dr. Max), Russisch Centralasieu. Hamburg, 1896.
Antropoff, Financial and Statistical Atlas of the Russian Empire. St. Petersburg, 1898.
Armies of To-day, by various writers. 8. London, 1893.
Atlas de Finlande, Maps and Text. 17 vols. Helsingfors, 1899.
Bain (R. N.), The Pupils of Peter the Great, 1697–1740. London, 1897.
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Browning (Oscar), Peter the Great. London, 1897.
Brzeski, The Debts of the Russian Empire. St. Petersburg, 1884. (Russian.)
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