RUSSIA. 



685 



3. Grand-duke Alexis, born January 2 (14), 

 1850. 4. Grand-duchess Maria, born October 

 5 (17), 1853; married to Prince Alfred, Duke 

 of Edinburgh. 5. Grand-duke Sergius, born 

 April 29 (May 11), 1857. 6. Grand-duke Paul, 

 born September 21 (October 3), 1860. 



The area and population of the great divi- 

 sions of the Russian Empire were, in 1876, re- 

 ported as follows : 



miles must be deducted from the area of Si- 

 beria, in consequence of the cession of the Ku- 

 riles to Japan. If the Caspian Sea, whirl i em- 

 braces 169,666 square miles, and ia now almost 

 wholly encircled by Russian territory, was in- 

 cluded in the area of the empire, the total arua 

 would amount to 8,561,498 square miles. 



The population of Finland, tt the close of 

 1875. was as follows : 



For a detailed account of the area and popu- 

 lation of the different governments of the Em- 

 pire, see ANNUAL CYCLOPAEDIA for 1875. To 

 the statement as given there must be added 

 the province of Ferghana, annexed in 1876, 

 containing 28,270 square miles, and a popula- 

 tion of 960,000. On the other hand, 1,922 square 



The religious statistics of the other parts of 

 the Russian Empire, according to the u St. Pe- 

 tersburger Kalender " for 1877, were as follows : 



The condition of the finances in 1874 was as 

 follows : 



Ruble.. 



Receipts in 1874 657,788,691 ) { 



Balance from the previous year 1,216.854 S ' 



Expenditures in 1874 516,557,674 ; 



Payments due from 1873 26,759,861 | 



Balance 15,682,910 



The estimated revenue and expenditures for 

 1877, according to the budget as sanctioned by 

 the Emperor on December 30, 1876, were as 

 follows : 



REVENUE. 



I. ORDINARY REVENUE : RnM. 



1. Direct taxes 188 'fil'*51 



2. Indirect taxes 801.021,466 



8. Mines, mint, posts, and telegraphs 22,548,448 



4. State domains 5S'2ai "SSi 



5. Miscellaneous receipts l'22S 



6. Revenue of Transcaucasia 7,867,627 



Total ordinary revenue 



II. " REOKTTES D'ORDRE " * 22,920,621 



III. EXTRAORDINARY RECEIPTS (consisting chiefly 

 of sums borrowed for the purpose of subsidiz- 

 ing railways and promoting public works). . . 10.072.679 



Total revenue 670,77T,8M 



* The"recettes d'ordre" represent the estimated receipts 

 from the sale of volumes of laws printed by th Government, 



EXPENDITURES. 



I. ORDFNARY EXPENDITURES : 



1. Public debt 



2. Imperial Chancery 1.9i5JM9 



8. Holv Synod l.U.\*4i 



4. Ministry of the Imperial HOOM '.^S^?!* 



5. 



6. 



7. 



8. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 19. 

 18. 



14. Department of Control 



15. Imperial stud* -oi.UI 



16. Civil Administration of Tnuisowcmata. . . . t,ITl,1 



Total ordinary expenditure* 

 II. ASTICIPATED DRnrrra IN KB 



III. " IXcpKNREH n'onr" 



IV. TEMPORARY Kxpcnomm.. 



Kolviiro Alhlm 



wr. 



theN.ry 



Finance ft.OH2.97H 



State Dooulns 1H.444.91S 



the Interior. B8,tn,TO 



Kiliii-atiiin IflkTWlSW 



riiMli- Worki 19k8.T81 



Justice 14.7O.WT 





Total expendltnrp.. 

 of receipt* . 



. 



The entire public debt of Ruiwia wa ertl- 

 mated,^on July 1, 1877, at 1, 907,000,000 rMm. 



of the profluc* of 8ut mn. *>& of otlwr 

 ourre*. Thoe rwvlpt* arc bUnrNi . 

 mount placed on the wttlnuU-* of expttn 

 heading of "dlpeoftoa d'ordre." 



