. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across eimportance compared to what they used to be, It has a trade in flax, corn, and hemp, the youth continued, and itsmanufactures are principally in tobacco, leather, sail-cloth, vinegar, andcandles. In former times an important fair was held here, and merchantscame to Novgorod from all parts of Europe and many countries of the fair was removed to Nijni Novgorod, on the Yolga, and CELEBRATION OF RUSSIAS MILLENNIAL. 213 the anci
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across eimportance compared to what they used to be, It has a trade in flax, corn, and hemp, the youth continued, and itsmanufactures are principally in tobacco, leather, sail-cloth, vinegar, andcandles. In former times an important fair was held here, and merchantscame to Novgorod from all parts of Europe and many countries of the fair was removed to Nijni Novgorod, on the Yolga, and CELEBRATION OF RUSSIAS MILLENNIAL. 213 the ancient city became of little consequence except for its historical in-terest. The Slavs founded a town there in the fourth century, said Frank. About the year 862 the Kussian monarchy had its beginning at Nov-gorod ; in 1862 there was a millennial celebration there, and a magnificentmonument was erected to commemorate it. • This is a good place for you to tell us about the early history of Rus-sia, said the Doctor. I have been studying it, Frank replied, and find that previous tothe ninth century the country was occupied by the Slavs, who founded the. AN OLD NORSE CHIEF. towns of Novgorod and Kief. Each of these places was the capital of anindependent Slavic principality. Very little is known of the history ofthe Slavs in those times. The Varangians, a northern people, made warupon them. The Slavs resisted, but finally invited Rurik, the Prince of 214 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. the Varangians, to come and rule over them. The Northmen, or Varan-gians, were called Russ by the Slavs, and from them the new monarchywas called Russia. Rurik came with his two brothers, Sineus and Truvor,and at Novgorod laid the foundation of this empire that now covers one-eighth of the land surface of the globe. The story is admirably told in verse by Bayard Taylor. I have coj3-ied the lines from his poetical volume, and will read them to you. In a full, clear voice the youth then read
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