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Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825
1453 Through the Reign of Ivan the Terrible (1533-1584) The Time of Troubles to the First Romanovs (1598-1682) Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682-1762) The Age of Catherine the Great (1762-1801) The Reign of Emperor Alexander I (1801-1825)
The Costume of Russia’s Many Peoples, on Paper

Engagement Symbol
The Costume of Russia’s Many Peoples, on Paper
Johann Gottlieb Georgi (1738–1802)
Description de toutes les nations de l’empire de Russie [A Description of All the Nationalities of the Russian Empire]
St. Petersburg: J. C. Shnoor (Shnor), 1776–77
NYPL, Spencer Collection



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