Donald Mackenzie Wallace was born November 11th, 1841. Studied at the universities of Edinburgh, Berlin, Heidelberg, and the École de Droit of Paris. Resided and travelled in various foreign countries, chiefly in France, Germany, Russia, and Turkey, during the years 1863-1884. From 1884 to 1889 he was private secretary to Lords Dufferin and Lansdowne while they were viceroys of India, and during 1890-1891 he accompanied the czarevitch during his tour in India and Ceylon. In 1883 he published a work on “Egypt and the Egyptian Question.” His work on “Russia” is universally regarded as the best book on that country that has ever been issued from the pen of an Englishman.
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A CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA
862 The Varangian chieftains Rurik, Sineus, and Truvor settle at Ladoga, Bielo-ozero and Izborsk. This date is purely conventional.
865 Askold and Dir, two Varangian chieftains who had settled at Kiev, lead an unsuccessful expedition against Constantinople.
879 Rurik dies, leaving the regency of the principality and the guardianship of his son Igor to Oleg.
882 Oleg takes possession of Kiev after killing Askold and Dir, and makes that city his capital.