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XII. Propofals for the Improvement of the Hiftory 
tf Ruffia, ly puhlifhing , from time to time , 
feparate Pieces to JerVe for a Collection of all 
forts of Memoirs relating to the TranfaCtions 
and State of that Nation : Printed at St. Peters- 
burg, for the Imperial Academy of Sciences. 
(By Ger. Fred. Muller, Prof. Hifi. Petropol. 
and F. 3^. S'. Tr an flat ed from the German 
by Mr. Zolman. 
T H E Hiftory of the Empire of Ruffia and its 
Provinces and Territories incorporate, haSj’till 
now, laboured under fuch Difficulties, that it almoft 
Teems impoffible to produce any Syftem of it under 
twenty or more Years to come. For this Reafonthe 
Academy of Sciences have lately taken a Refolution, 
for the Benefit of Lovers of Hiftory, to begin a Col- 
defltion of all forts of ffiort Treatifes, and authentick 
Documents relating to the Hiftory of that Empire, 
and to publiffi it, from time to time, in feparate 
Pieces, both in the Ruffian and the German Lan- 
guages. Their Intention in general is the fame with 
what is aimed at in other Countries, by publifhing 
Collections of Pieces of Hiftory and Records, viz. 
on one Side to gather Materials for a- future compleat 
Hiftory, and on the other, to animate fuch Perfons as 
have already made Collections with this View, to 
contribute their Part towards the publick Advantage. 
But their particular View in this Work is to bring to 
light, from time to time, all that has hitherto remain. 
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