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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)
Persian Poetic Glory

Russia Symbol

Persian Poetic Glory
Firdawsi (A.H. 329/C.E. 940–A.H. 411/C.E. 1023)
Shahnamah [The Book of Kings]
Shiraz?, 1614 (miniatures after 1825, probably Teheran)
NYPL, Spencer Collection


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