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torenderanysortofdefenceagainstthisterribleene.
itheyear1224thatthefirstgreattartarinvasion
tookpladthatthehordesofjenghizkhan,thenqueror
ofadetheirfirst
appearaheiesennear
thekalkariverandrussiaerongolians.
justassuddenlyastheyhadetheydisappeared.
thirteenyearslater,in1eyretued.inless
thanfiveyearstheynqueredeverypartofthevastrussian
plains.untiltheyear1380itrydonskoi,grand
dukeofsontheplainsofkulikovo,the
tartarsastersoftherussianpeople.
allinall,ittooktherussiansturiestodeliver
theelvesfrohisyoke.forayokeitost
offensiveandobjeableouedtheslavicpeasants
intoserableslaves.norussianuldhopetosurviveun
lessheanwho
satisoheheartofthesteppesofsouthe
russiaandspatathiitdeprivedthessofthepeopleof
allfeelingofhonourandindependedehungerand
seryandltreatntandpersonalabusethenorlstate
ofhueilatlasttheaveragerussian,werehe
peasantooblen,abouthisbusinesslikeaed
dogensooftenthathisspirithasbeenbroken
andhedarenotission.
thereenofthetartarkhan
erciless.theendlessprairiedidnotgivea
narossintothesafeterritoryofhisneighbour.
hestkeepquietandbearasterdecided
toinfliorruntheriskofdeath.ofurse,europe
ghthaveinterfered.buteuropewasengageduponbusiness
ofitsoingthequarrelsbethepopeand
theeerororsuppressingthisorthatortheotherheresy.
andsoeuropelefttheslavtohisfate,andforcedhio
hisoion.
thefinalsaviourofrussiaanysllstates,
fouheearlynorserulers.ituatedintheheart
oftherussianplain.itscapital,seep
hillonthe,
bydintofpleasiaro
please,andopposinghidoso,had,
duringtheddleofthefourteeurydeitselfthe
leaderofabereeredthatthe
tartarsinnstructivepoliticalability.
theyuldoroy.theirchiefainnqueringnew
territoriesoobtainreveogetthisrevehe
forftaxes,itnantsof
theoldpoliticalanizationtontinue.heherewere
nylittletohegraceofthegreatkhan,
thattheyghtactastaxgatherersandrobtheieighbours
forthebeofthetartartreasury.
thestateofsattheexpehe
surroundiory,finallybecastrongenoughtorisk
openrebellionagainstitssters,thetartars.itcessful
anditsfaastheleaderinthecauseofrussianindependence
deshenaturaltreforallthosewho
stillbelievedierfuturefortheslavicratheyear
1458,nstantinopleakenbytheturks.tenyears
later,uheruleofivaniii,sedthe
totheworldly
andspiritualianpire,and
suaneireashadsurvivedin
nstantinople.ageioerrible,
thegranddukesenoughtoadoptthe
titleofaionbythee
powersofeurope.
intheyear1598,usvite
dynasty,desanrurik,cato
anend.forthesevenyears,atartarhalfbreed,bythe
naodunowasduring
thisperiodthatthefuturedestinyofthelargessesofthe
russianpeoplepirehinland
butverypoorihereradeandtherewere
nofactories.itsfeposed
ofastroandavastnuerof
illiteratepeasants.thisgovent,axtureofslavic,
norse,byzaartarinfluences,reghing
beyoerestofthestate.todefendthisstate,it
neededanar.togatherthetaxes,hessary
<
officialsitneededland.iheeast
anddity.but
landhoutafeotillthefieldsahe
adicpeasants
ertheother,untilfinally,during
thefirstyearofthesixteeury,theyally
deapartofthesoiluponheylived.therussian
peasaheybecaserfsorslaves
andtheyreinedserfsuntiltheyear1861,heirfate
hadbeesoterriblethattheyodieout.
inthesevehtury,thissgrowing
territorye
aforcehherestofeuropeo
re.in1618,afterthedeathodunohe
russiannobleshadelectedoheirobertobe
tsar.heily
ofronotlehousejustoutsidethe
krein.
intheyear1672hisgreatgrandsoer,thesonofanother
feodor,hechildenyearsold,
hisstepsistersophiatookpossessionoftherussianthrone.
thelittleboyospendhisdaysinthesuburbsof
thenationalcapital,hefnerslived.surrounded
bystchbarkeepers,dutchtraders,shecaries,italian
barbers,frenasters,
theyoungpriainedafirstbutratherextraordinary
iressionofthatfaraysteriouseuropewhere
thingsly.
whenheeenyearsold,hesuddenlypushed
sistersophiafrohethroerhielfbecatheruler
ofrussia.heedhbeisarofa
sebarbarousandhalfasiatiustbethesn
headofacivilisednation.togerussiaoveight
frobyzantiartarstateint
...
torenderanysortofdefenceagainstthisterribleene.
itheyear1224thatthefirstgreattartarinvasion
tookpladthatthehordesofjenghizkhan,thenqueror
ofadetheirfirst
appearaheiesennear
thekalkariverandrussiaerongolians.
justassuddenlyastheyhadetheydisappeared.
thirteenyearslater,in1eyretued.inless
thanfiveyearstheynqueredeverypartofthevastrussian
plains.untiltheyear1380itrydonskoi,grand
dukeofsontheplainsofkulikovo,the
tartarsastersoftherussianpeople.
allinall,ittooktherussiansturiestodeliver
theelvesfrohisyoke.forayokeitost
offensiveandobjeableouedtheslavicpeasants
intoserableslaves.norussianuldhopetosurviveun
lessheanwho
satisoheheartofthesteppesofsouthe
russiaandspatathiitdeprivedthessofthepeopleof
allfeelingofhonourandindependedehungerand
seryandltreatntandpersonalabusethenorlstate
ofhueilatlasttheaveragerussian,werehe
peasantooblen,abouthisbusinesslikeaed
dogensooftenthathisspirithasbeenbroken
andhedarenotission.
thereenofthetartarkhan
erciless.theendlessprairiedidnotgivea
narossintothesafeterritoryofhisneighbour.
hestkeepquietandbearasterdecided
toinfliorruntheriskofdeath.ofurse,europe
ghthaveinterfered.buteuropewasengageduponbusiness
ofitsoingthequarrelsbethepopeand
theeerororsuppressingthisorthatortheotherheresy.
andsoeuropelefttheslavtohisfate,andforcedhio
hisoion.
thefinalsaviourofrussiaanysllstates,
fouheearlynorserulers.ituatedintheheart
oftherussianplain.itscapital,seep
hillonthe,
bydintofpleasiaro
please,andopposinghidoso,had,
duringtheddleofthefourteeurydeitselfthe
leaderofabereeredthatthe
tartarsinnstructivepoliticalability.
theyuldoroy.theirchiefainnqueringnew
territoriesoobtainreveogetthisrevehe
forftaxes,itnantsof
theoldpoliticalanizationtontinue.heherewere
nylittletohegraceofthegreatkhan,
thattheyghtactastaxgatherersandrobtheieighbours
forthebeofthetartartreasury.
thestateofsattheexpehe
surroundiory,finallybecastrongenoughtorisk
openrebellionagainstitssters,thetartars.itcessful
anditsfaastheleaderinthecauseofrussianindependence
deshenaturaltreforallthosewho
stillbelievedierfuturefortheslavicratheyear
1458,nstantinopleakenbytheturks.tenyears
later,uheruleofivaniii,sedthe
totheworldly
andspiritualianpire,and
suaneireashadsurvivedin
nstantinople.ageioerrible,
thegranddukesenoughtoadoptthe
titleofaionbythee
powersofeurope.
intheyear1598,usvite
dynasty,desanrurik,cato
anend.forthesevenyears,atartarhalfbreed,bythe
naodunowasduring
thisperiodthatthefuturedestinyofthelargessesofthe
russianpeoplepirehinland
butverypoorihereradeandtherewere
nofactories.itsfeposed
ofastroandavastnuerof
illiteratepeasants.thisgovent,axtureofslavic,
norse,byzaartarinfluences,reghing
beyoerestofthestate.todefendthisstate,it
neededanar.togatherthetaxes,hessary
<
officialsitneededland.iheeast
anddity.but
landhoutafeotillthefieldsahe
adicpeasants
ertheother,untilfinally,during
thefirstyearofthesixteeury,theyally
deapartofthesoiluponheylived.therussian
peasaheybecaserfsorslaves
andtheyreinedserfsuntiltheyear1861,heirfate
hadbeesoterriblethattheyodieout.
inthesevehtury,thissgrowing
territorye
aforcehherestofeuropeo
re.in1618,afterthedeathodunohe
russiannobleshadelectedoheirobertobe
tsar.heily
ofronotlehousejustoutsidethe
krein.
intheyear1672hisgreatgrandsoer,thesonofanother
feodor,hechildenyearsold,
hisstepsistersophiatookpossessionoftherussianthrone.
thelittleboyospendhisdaysinthesuburbsof
thenationalcapital,hefnerslived.surrounded
bystchbarkeepers,dutchtraders,shecaries,italian
barbers,frenasters,
theyoungpriainedafirstbutratherextraordinary
iressionofthatfaraysteriouseuropewhere
thingsly.
whenheeenyearsold,hesuddenlypushed
sistersophiafrohethroerhielfbecatheruler
ofrussia.heedhbeisarofa
sebarbarousandhalfasiatiustbethesn
headofacivilisednation.togerussiaoveight
frobyzantiartarstateint
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