Memories of Emperor Alexander III by Nicholas Velyaminov, Part II

Translated and annotated by Greg King

In this second part of the memoirs of Dr. Nicholas Velyaminov, he picks up his tale in the winter of1892-1893.  Parenthetical numbers indicate annotations, which can be found at the end of this installment along with a bibliography of sources consulted for Part II.

This is not an attempt at a comprehensive account of Alexander III’s last year and death. …