“Slav and Moslem does you the greatest honour, for I quite understand how difficult it is for foreigners to comprehend so correctly as you do the origin, the value, and the destinies of our institutions.
Prince Cantacuzene.
“Russian Imperial Legation, Washington.”
“The perusal of your valuable and interesting book on the historical relations of Slav and Moslem has afforded the keenest pleasure.
A. Iswolzy.
“Légation Impériale de Russe près le Saint Siège.”
“We are separated from the Western world by difference of race, culture, and history, and the Western mind is very hard in understanding us. Therefore the testimony of a just and unprejudiced mind is always gratefully appreciated in Russia.
C. Pobedonostzeff,