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Nicholas II., Emperor of All the Russias, bom May 6 (18), 1868, the eldest son of the Emperor Alexander IlI. 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), 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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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Russia
1. Official Publications
Russian.
Administration: Official Messenger. By Ministry of the Interior (Daily).
Agriculture: Annual Statement respecting Crops in Russia. By the Central Statistical Committee (Yearly).— Report on Forestry. By the General Direction of Land Organisation and Agriculture,—Stati stical Data, published by the General Director oi State Monopolies: Tobacco Product. Alcohol Productions, Sugar Industry.
Finance: Vestnik Finansov. By Ministry of Finance (Weekly).—Report of the State’s Control (Annual).—Year-Book of the Ministry of Finance (Annual).
Instruction: Statistical Data of Elementary Schools in the Russian Empire. Last Issue.—Data as to Agricultural Schools.—Report of Department of Mines.—Report of General Director of Military Schools.—Report of the Minister of Public Instruction.—Report of the Procurator of the Holy Synod.—These are annual publications.
Industry: Collection of Reports of Inspectors of Manufactories for 1911. St. Petersburg, 1912.
Justice: Statistics concerning Judicial Institutions. Petrograd, Annual.—Collection of Statistical Data concerning Criminal Affairs.—Reports on Prison Administration.
Mines: Report of Department of Mines (Annual).
Navy: Annual of the Ministry of the Navy.
Population: Movement of Population in European Russia. Report of the Medical Department.–Year-Book for 1914, by the Central Statistical Committee. Petrograd, 1915.
Postal and Telegraph Statistics. Annual.—Statistical Review of the Russian Railways and Internal Water Communications.—River Fleet in the Memoirs of the Statistical and Cartographical Section of the Ministry of Ways of Communication.—Monthly Publication of the Statistical and Cartographical Section of the Ministry of Ways of Communications.
Trade: Review of the Foreign Trade of Russia for 1914. Petrograd, 1915.—Review of the Foreign Trade on the European Frontier for 1915. Petrograd, 1916.
French, English, &c.
Premier Recensement Général de la Population de l’Empire de Russie, 1897. Livraisons 1–7, St. Petersburg, 1898–1905.—Relevé Général pour tnut l’Empire des résultats du dépouillement des données du premier recensement de la population en 1897. St. Pétersbourg, 1905. 2 vols. in 4to.
Marine marchande russe. Liste des bâtiments. Issued by the Department of Trade. St. Petersburg.
Foreign Office Reports. Annual Series. London.
Hertslet (Sir Edward), Foreign Office List. Published annually. London.
Statistik Arsbok for Finland, utg. af StatistiskaCentralbyrån. Annual. Helsingfors.
Statesman’s Handbook for Russia. Edited by the Chancery of the Committee of Ministers. St. Petersburg.
2. Non-Official Publications
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Poland.
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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. (1916). Russia. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270459_49
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