History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1880 volume 1
History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1880 volume 1
Alfred Nicolas Rambaud
The book History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1880 volume 1 was written by author Alfred Nicolas Rambaud Here you can read free online of History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1880 volume 1 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1880 volume 1 a good or bad book?
What reading level is History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1880 volume 1 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
They each created a diplomacy ; the one by means of Comynes, the other by means of Greeks, and Russians as supple as Greeks. They strengthened the national array, and gave it a permanent char- acter ; they both owed their success against the minor princes to their artillery. Louis the Eleventh, who wished to put an end to the anarchy in the laws and to the thefts of chicanery, meditated a real code, a complete system of common law, which would put the old laws in harmony with the new order of t...hings. This is precisely what Ivan did in his Ulogenia of fourteen hundred and ninety -seven. In comparing it with the Russkaia Pravda of laroslaf, we are able to gauge the amoimt of change caused in the national laws by the influence of Byzantium, the ex- ample of the Tatars, and the progress of autocracy. Coi-poral punishments have notably increased : for homicide, death ; for theft, whipping in a public place. Torture was making its way in the procedure. The judicial duel was still admitted. 234 HISTORY OP EUSSIA.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: