I hunted all over the Internet for a copy of Mr. Loewenson’s article. All I found were references to it and an occasional brief excerpt. I tracked down the publisher, hoping they would have copies of past issues archived; they don’t. I searched through every online source for used books and publications trying to find an old copy to buy and found nothing. I checked with my local public library and then the local college library. They don’t have the magazine but they could try to find it on inter-library loan. Just as I was about to go to the college and send an order for the inter-library loan copy, Igor Osipov was gracious enough to send me a complete copy of the article! Continue reading
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Samuel Collins Jr., Author
Most of Samuel’s writing was the usual correspondence with family and friends. His one published work is “The Present State of Russia; In a Letter to a Friend at London; Written by an Eminent Person residing at the Great Czars Court at Mosco for the space of nine years.” This was published, by a friend, in 1671 after Samuel’s death. Continue reading

