Luka had netted a nice little haul of stolen coins and antiques,
but he could not resist stripping down the historic Icon of the Sign too.
14
Naked Aggression
ByRichard Cobden
Richard Cobden told his audience in the London Tavern that however much
sabre-rattling was heard in St Petersburg, the average Russian was a man of peace.
15
Lord Great Novgorod
ByLucy Cazalet
The city of Great Novgorod in Russia was a mediaeval pioneer
of a decidedly rumbustious kind of parliamentary democracy.
16
Dmitri of the Don
ByLucy Cazalet
Grand Duke Dmitri of Moscow loosened the grip of the Tartar Horde
on the people of Russia, but treachery robbed him of triumph.
17
Prav’, Britaniya!
ByHerbert Bury
Herbert Bury’s duties took him back to St Petersburg after the
Russian revolution of 1917, but all he could think of was how it used to be.
18
Till We Meet Again
ByLili Dehn
When Lili Dehn was bundled out of the Alexander Palace in the
Spring of 1917, Empress Alix reassured her that they would meet again.
