A. Kornilov - Modern Russian History, 1943 (check condition)

From the age of Catherine the Great to the end of the Nineteenth Century / Alexander Kornilov. 
New York: A. Knopf, 1943. 271 p., hardcover 

condition: good, no dustjacket, has a note on cover page. 

The book covers Russia’s transformation from the late 18th century through the 19th century, a period marked by significant cultural, economic, and political integration with Europe under Catherine the Great. The 19th century also saw the Russian Empire expand into new territories, including Finland, Poland, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Far East, as well as the establishment of trading posts in Alaska.