Russia as it is

[A view of Mid-Century Imperial Russia] Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Foxing. xvi, [9]-312 pages 19 cm. Gurowski was Polish born author. He immigrated to America, worked in Lincoln's State Department and was an abolitionist. His writings on the Crimean War helped form contemporary American views. Contents:Czarism, its historical origin; The Czar Nicholas; The organization of the Government; The army and navy; The nobility; The clergy; The bourgeoisie; The Cossacks; The real people, the peasantry, serfdom; The rights of alliens and strangers; The commune; Emancipation; Manifest destiny.