Author: Leger Marie Philippe de Laverne

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-13

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780428973469

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Excerpt from The Life of Field Marshal Souvarof: With Reflections Upon the Principal Events, Political and Military, Connected With the History of Russia, During Part of the Eighteenth Century Europe had forgotten the spectacle which she herself had ex hibited in the early periods of her history. Like skilful arti ficers, the other nations of the continent ridiculed the auk ward, though well intentional efforts of the untutored begin ner. Every intol'ruption of domestic quiet was construed into a proof of ferocity; every step in the path of improve ment. Was pointed out as a mark by which to estimate the distance Russia had yet to go, instead of being instanced as an evidence of the progress she had already made. It is owing to this circumstance that Russia has been considered as ia ferier to her polished and refined neighbours; until the ba bit has become so confirmed that it will remain long after the cause that creamd it has ceased to exist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Life of Field Marshal Souvarof written by Leger Marie Philippe de Laverne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Field Marshal Souvarof: With Reflections Upon the Principal Events, Political and Military, Connected With the History of Russia, During Part of the Eighteenth Century Europe had forgotten the spectacle which she herself had ex hibited in the early periods of her history. Like skilful arti ficers, the other nations of the continent ridiculed the auk ward, though well intentional efforts of the untutored begin ner. Every intol'ruption of domestic quiet was construed into a proof of ferocity; every step in the path of improve ment. Was pointed out as a mark by which to estimate the distance Russia had yet to go, instead of being instanced as an evidence of the progress she had already made. It is owing to this circumstance that Russia has been considered as ia ferier to her polished and refined neighbours; until the ba bit has become so confirmed that it will remain long after the cause that creamd it has ceased to exist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.