spotted on Nancy's updateTranslated by Anselm Hollo from the Finish edition by Ivo Iliste: so this is a translation of a translation uh-oh! Estonia under Imperial Russia 1850Opening: First, let me recall the occasion that impelled me to begin this journal. Alexander I of Russia Schlusselburg Fortres...
A few chapters into this book, I was scrambling for Google. What I discovered is that this novel's protagonist, Professor Martens, was a real historical figure, an international law expert in the Russian court of the early 20th Century. He was an important figure in numerous important international ...