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The Past of (a Great Many) Places
12021-01-20T10:01:55-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f593Guidebook chapterplain2021-01-21T10:52:07-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The Baedeker Handbook contains historical sketches of Poland, Finland, the Caucasus, and of Russia itself. It is also riddled with historical notes and asides, often offered as footnotes to the itineraries.
We have pulled this content out for you, in hopes that it will prove useful. It comes, as it does in the Handbook, in two formats:
Timelines
In a few spots we have added a comment, clarification, or correction (such notes are always italicized), but otherwise these timelines recreate the information provided in the Handbook with minimal meddling.
Sketches
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12021-01-19T10:56:39-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Chronological outline of Polish History11Baedeker timelinetimeline2021-01-20T10:07:44-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5