Today's installment concludes Peter the Great Suppresses the Streltsi,our selection from History of Russia by Alfred Rambaud published in 1878. For

Though much occupied with his technical studies, he had not neglected policyContinuing Peter the Great Suppresses the Streltsi,our selection

Peter shared the sentiments of his people, and had the enthusiasm of a crusader against the infidel.Continuing Peter the Great Suppresses the

"The child is amusing himself," the courtiers of Sophia affected to observe; but these amusements disquieted her.Continuing Peter the Great

Sophia had triumphed: she reigned in the name of her two brothers, Ivan and Peter.Continuing Peter the Great Suppresses the Streltsi,our selection