EUROPE
AND
THE ALLIES OF TO-DAY.
[CHAPTER VII.]
TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
Origin of the Ottoman Empire—Siege and Capture of Constantinople by the Turks—Mahomet—The Sultans—Abdul Medjid—His popularity and power—The Koran.
The Russian Empire—Area and population—Social organization—Religious policy—Nobility—Serfs—Conscription—The Army—Progress of Russia and extension of her frontiers—Nicholas—Poland.