8 i>h>o('i:i:i>ix(!K of nn: \\tioxal museum. vol.38. 



in portfolio of cloth, stamped in black and gold. Height, lOf inches; 

 width. 15i inches. (Cat. No. 255640, U.S.N.M.) 



18. A manual of Russian conversation, containing (1) the Russian 

 alphabet: (2) a selection of words frequently used in conversation: 

 (3) examples of the use of verbs in connection with other parts of 

 speech; (4) phrases frequently used in conversation; (5) dialogues; (6) 

 outlines of Russian grammar; (7) a comparative table of Russian and 

 English coins, weights, and measures; (8) a list of the principal tech- 

 nical terms for the use of civil engineers, mechanics, etc. By A. 

 Paucker, English teacher in the Imperial Alexander Lyceum. St. 

 Petersburg, 1866. This manual was especially prepared for the bene- 

 fit of the members of the American mission. Pages 200, 1 2mo. Bound 

 in Russian russet leather, stamped in gold with the American and Rus- 

 sian flags, with gilt edges. Height, 6£ inches; width, 5 inches. (Cat. 

 No. 255660, U.S.N.M.) 



19. Etiquette observee a la cour imperiale de Russie. (The etiquette 

 observed at the imperial court of Russia.) Bound in half roan. 

 Height, 1U inches; width, 8f inches. (Cat. No. 25>64<), U.S.N.M.) 



20. Gold medal, commemorating the edict of the emancipation of the 

 serfs by Emperor Alexander II. On the obverse a noble and a peasant 

 clasp hands in front of the Emperor, who places his hands upon their 

 shoulders, standing between a palace and a peasant's cabin, with 

 the date of the edict, February 19, 1861; on the reverse, the Russian 

 cross, with the words in Slavonic script: "Cross thyself, O orthodox 

 nation, and invoke the divine blessing upon thy work of liberation!" 

 Diameter, 2\-\ inches. (Plates 7 and 8, fig. 1, ('at. No. 255159, 

 U.S.N.M.) 



21. Silver medal, commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of 

 the accession to tin thront of Catharina II. On the obverse is the bust 

 of the Empress, with her name and title: "Catharina II, Empress and 

 Autocrat of Whole Russia;" on the reverse is a female figure standing, 

 holding in the right hand a cross and pointing the left to a seated 

 female figure who holds an infant in her arms, with the words "Ye 

 shall live also" (John xiv, 19). Underneath is the date of ( 'at ha rina's 

 accession, September 1, 1762. Diameter, 2 inches. (Plates 7 and 8, 

 fig. 2, Cat No. 255161, U.S.N.M.) 



22. Silver medal, commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of 

 tin founding of tin Moscow Foundling Asylum. On the obverse are the 

 busts of Hhnperor Alexander II and Empress Marie Alexandrovna, 

 surmounted by a cross, with their names and the date. L883. On the 

 reverse is a seated female figure, holding in her raised right hand a 

 burning heart and with her left clasping an infant to her bosom, 

 w bile two other children are leaning against her knees. In the back- 

 ground are seen the buildings and the church of the asylum. The 

 inscription reads; "Whoever shall receive one of such children in my 



